The recipient of the 2002 larry aldrich foundation award he has taken the title of the exhibition black like me from john howard griffins groundbreaking 1961 book of the same name a white civil r never hesitant to explore new territory fred wilson in a major solo exhibition at the aldrich contemporary art museum displays his growing . Never hesitant to explore new territory fred wilson in a major solo exhibition at the aldrich contemporary art museum displays his growing interest in the medium of glass he has taken the title of the exhibition black like me from john howard griffins groundbreaking 1961 book of the same name a white civil rights activist griffin dyed . Never hesitant to explore new territory fred wilson in a major solo exhibition at the aldrich contemporary art museum displays his growing interest in the medium of glass he has taken the title of the exhibition black like me from john howard griffins groundbreaking 1961 book of the same name a white civil rights activist griffin dyed his skin black and traveled throughout the south . Black like me reconfiguring blackface in the art of glenn ligon and fred wilson peter erickson peter erickson peter erickson visiting professor of humanities at williams college is author of citing shakespeare the reinterpretation of race in contemporary literature and art 2007 rewriting shakespeare rewriting ourselves 1991 and . Black like mewas delayed until 2005 due to both the artist being chosen to represent the united states at the 2003 venice biennale explains richard klein the director of the aldrich museum where wilsons 2005 exhibition black like me was shown this period however was a critical time for wilson allowing him time to return