The Disappearing of Luminousness pierced into the world of Art.

Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021) Full Documentary

The documentary showcases an introduction focus on the work of central Black visual artists who are currently and still working today. The documentary interviews a new generation of working African American curators and artists including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald, and Carrie Mae Weems. They express their belief of how traditional and cultural affect the style of the art perceived.

"I don't want to work only when the light comes on.... Are you willing to make in the absence of light?" (Theaster Gates)

(Image is taken from Black Art: In the Absence of Light and also the link to the documentary video which is under an hour and a half.)

In the video showcase, an artist named, Radcliffe Bailey. One of his works discussed during the video is called, “Windward Coast” made in 2009-11. The material provided is a head and a sea of wood debris that derive from a piano that was abandoned and disassemble.

I find the documentary very engaging and greatly enlightening because each artist featured in the video was educational about their history, perspective, hardship, and reason for collecting art. Which, I found it beautiful how the success eventually came in to appreciate their work that is bought and used in a meaningful way to display. The museum aspect of black artist's work is definitely may sound disconnected from the community and many museums that show the diversity of many artists. However, suggestion shows not only how exclusively the dominant culture is capable in art. It expresses the process and the purpose behind the works of art delivered by each artist. An insight that is needed in the community to illumined