Discover
Inspired by the late David Driskell’s landmark 1976 exhibition, “Two Centuries of Black American Art,” the documentary Black Art: In the Absence of Light offers an illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today.
Directed by Sam Pollard (Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children) the film shines a light on the extraordinary impact of Driskell’s exhibit on generations of Black artists who have staked a claim on their rightful place within the 21st-Century art world. Interweaving insights and context from scholars and historians, along with interviews from a new generation of working African American curators and artists including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald and Carrie Mae Weems, the documentary is a look at the Contributions of Black American artists in today’s contemporary art world.
Original Release
02/09/2021
US Release
02/09/2021
Links
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Kerry James Marshall | Self |
Kehinde Wiley | Self |
Carrie Mae Weems | Self |
Amy Sherald | Self |
Jordan Casteel | Self |
Hank Willis Thomas | Self |
Mary LoveLace O'Neal | Self |
Richard Mayhew | Self |
Lyle Ashton Harris | Self |
Glenn Ligon | Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Kerry James Marshall | Self |
Kehinde Wiley | Self |
Carrie Mae Weems | Self |
Amy Sherald | Self |
Jordan Casteel | Self |
Hank Willis Thomas | Self |
Mary LoveLace O'Neal | Self |
Richard Mayhew | Self |
Lyle Ashton Harris | Self |
Glenn Ligon | Self |
Kara Walker | Self |
Fred Wilson | Self |
Theaster Gates | Self |
Nick Cave | Self |
Kendall Carter | Self |
Sanford Biggers | Self |
David C. Driskell | Self |
Faith Ringgold | Self |
Alison Saar | Self |
Betye Saar | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
---|
Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
Henry Louis Gates Jr. | Executive Producer |
Jacqueline Glover | Executive Producer |
Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
Sam Pollard | Producer |
Chelsea Adewunmi | Producer |
Stephanie Bencin | Producer |
Jillian Bergman | Producer |
Thelma Golden | Producer |
Vanessa Maruskin | Producer |
Daphne McWilliams | Producer |
Joyce Vaughn | Producer |