BLACK ART: In the Absence of Light Screening + Discussion with Director Sam Pollard

BLACK ART: In The Absence Of Light (2021, 85 MINS, DIR: SAM POLLARD)

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. Post-screening discussion with Director SAM POLLARD (NYU, Film & TV) and artist, author, and curator DEBORAH WILLIS (NYU, Dept. of Photography).

CO-SPONSORS: CINEMA STUDIES, NYU INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND CENTER FOR BLACK VISUAL CULTURE

*Image: Kerry James Marshall’s ‘‘Untitled (Studio)’’ (2014)

This event is free and open to the public but registration is required.