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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

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Duration85 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateFeb 9, 2021

Overview

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

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

Radcliffe Bailey

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

McArthur Binion

Self

Valerie Cassel Oliver

Self

Mary Schmidt Campbell

Self

Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis

Self

Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz

Self

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Self

Pamela Newkirk

Self

Michele Wallace

Self

Rujeko Hockley

Self

Linda C. Harrison

Self

Bernard Lumpkin

Self

Richard J. Powell

Self

Maurice Berger

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)