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Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Directed by
Sam Pollard
TV-MA
2021
85m
Documentary
7.3
91%
62%
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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
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Cast of Black Art: In the Absence of Light
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
Self
Swizz Beatz
Self
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
Self (archive footage)
Sam Pollard
Director / Producer
Daphne McWilliams
Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light Ratings & Reviews
Hyperallergic
Seph Rodney
Unwittingly demonstrates what a community gives up when it strives toward the mainstream.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Wade Major
Absolutely one of the best documentaries I've ever seen about art... Superb.
rogercatlin.com
Roger Catlin
It's both a comprehensive overview and a visual delight at a time when museums are still shuttered.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
Fast-paced and engaging, Black Art is the kind of movie about art from which you emerge with a long list of artists you whose work you'll want to see a great deal more of.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
This is an essential and revelatory glimpse at the accomplishments of today's Black artists.
Washington Post
Sebastian Smee
The most compelling moments of "Black Art" put us in the company of artists, usually in their studios, sometimes installing works in exhibitions or fielding questions from small kids at openings.
Wall Street Journal
Brian P. Kelly
The film never dips into saccharine platitudes, and it is unafraid to examine the defects within artistic movements that, while fighting for racial justice, had their own blindspots.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Neal Justin
The next best thing to visiting a museum, with gorgeous examples of works that have too often been overlooked. Director Sam Pollard... crams in a lot of fascinating history, but you'll wish the camera would linger a bit longer on the art.
Los Angeles Times
Christopher Knight
By itself, any one of those topics would fill a documentary to overflowing... Better too much than too little, of course.
New York Times
Holland Cotter
Rightfully, and delightfully, the majority of voices are those of active artists... Particularly interesting are segments showing artists at work and talking about what they're doing as they're doing it.
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