Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Status:
Released
Production:
HBO Documentary Films
Aired:
2021-02-09
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
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."
Documentary
Characters
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)