signed, titled and dated «Glenn Ligon «Stranger Study # 11» 2012» on the reverse; further signed titled and dated «Glenn Ligon «Stranger Study # 11» 2012» on the overlap oilstick, acrylic and
coal dust on linen 101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in.)
You believe
the coal dust on these people; you grieve for their secrets.
One forgets that the 19th - century worshipers came in from streets redolent of horse manure, to a building whose heating plant left
coal dust on the higher reaches of the furniture.
Not exact matches
At the bottom of the shaft I waded through some
coal - black puddles, hitting my head occasionally
on the low ceiling, breathing in
coal dust and hot air, and sweating profusely.
Scrubbed of
coal dust, cooled and compressed
on site, the gases are then sent down a pipeline that snakes across the countryside to a sprawling power station
on the outskirts of the industrial town of Angren, where they are burned to generate electricity.
Linfen, China — a city in the heart of China's
coal region in Shanxi Province, its three million inhabitants choke
on dust and drink arsenic that leaches from the fossil fuel.
GM's turbine program continued into the 1980s, with one of their last visible projects being a 1979 Cadillac Eldorado turbine car that ran
on coal dust.
«Well then, look under the yellows,» Indigo said, and tipped the whole of the
coal bucket upside down
on the hearth, enveloping his end of the room in a cloud of
coal dust.
On the day I arrived, the once white snow was now covered in a layer of black
coal dust and grime.
The bike tour ends with a short introductory section
on the
Coal Creek Heritage Trail (where you probably won't want to be wearing white shoes since the trail is practically made of coal du
Coal Creek Heritage Trail (where you probably won't want to be wearing white shoes since the trail is practically made of
coal du
coal dust!)
Glenn Ligon Stranger # 21, 2005 Acrylic,
coal dust, silkscreen, gesso and oil stick
on canvas 96 x 72 in.
Ligon talks about his work, including his response to Mapplethorpe via Notes
on the Margin of the Black Book, the
coal dust paintings, AMERICA, and the Coloring series.
She's the artist who carved
coal dust and brought us the skull of a giant whale, Leo Benedictus gives us the lowdown
on Lucy Skaer
Her works include tall, black, skittle - like sculptures made with
coal dust and arranged in rows and in a pile
on the floor.
Coal dust, printing ink, glue, gesso, and graphite
on canvas, 82 5/8 × 55 1/8 in.
Silkscreen ink,
coal dust, ink, and glue
on paper, 40 × 54 in.
Glenn Ligon Untitled (Stranger in the Village # 17) 2000 acrylic, oilstick,
coal dust and resin
on canvas 78 1/4 x 132 1/4 inches (198.8 x 335.9 cm)
At times it would look like you were crying as the rivulets of water would drip off your head and run down your face causing little streaks through the caked
on coal dust.
when the planet has been sufficiently cooled by a thick, grimy and everpresent layer of
coal dust, we'll all be wishing
on a star for just another teacup of oil....
Life
on land: By displacing 1.8 terawatt hours of electricity from
coal - fi red power plants, the hydropower plant avoids about 12,900 tons of SO2, 3,800 tons of NOx and 400 tons of fi ne
dust per year.
With more
coal flowing through the terminal, the amount of
dust settling
on people's property is increasing.
China's fast - growing nuclear industry has complained that vital uranium deposits might be contaminated by
coal mining: others fear that uranium - contaminated
coal could be being burned in power stations, showering radioactive
dust on the surrounding countryside and its inhabitants.
Maria —
Coal is king when it comes to generating electricity and will continue to be when the
dust has settled, unless you guys are willing to get
on board with nuclear energy.
When I was a child, some people spread soot (or
coal dust), along with salt,
on icy walkways to melt the ice, much to the dismay of mothers when you tracked it into the house.
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Millions of tons of
coal dust spewed from the Bellingham terminal would be the «nail in the coffin» for the Cherry Point Pacific herring, according to Fred, and would endanger animals higher up
on the food chain such as Chinook salmon, migratory seabirds and orcas.
He remembers seeing the snow often turn black from
coal dust and pollution within a day or two after falling
on the ground.
Due to the terminal's unprecedented risks to the health, safety, local economies and natural resources of Northwest communities, the Washington State Department of Ecology and Whatcom County planned to consider the project's broad impacts in the environmental impact statement, including
coal dust around the terminal, rail traffic and
coal dust along rail lines and waterways in Montana, Idaho and Washington; and the effects of burning
coal overseas
on the Northwest, particularly regarding climate pollution and mercury contamination.