Interestingly, Ligare does not reject conceptual art, he absorbs it recognizing the primacy of “idea” while also acknowledging the importance of what he calls “visual literacy.”
Hugh Cumming, Art & Design, London, 1988
“One of the most important functions of art now is to make sense of the world through careful and rational analysis and the perspective of history.”
David Ligare, On Using History, 2016