Join us for a screening of Black Art: in the Absence of Light, a New York Times  critics’ pick documentary film made by HBO in 2021.

  • Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
  • in Jackson Screening Room in the library (ground floor)

The screening will feature an introduction by Assistant Professor of Art History Stephanie Gibson.

About the film: featuring a dazzling Who’s Who of contemporary Black artists, the film focuses on the long-lasting impact of a historic exhibition titled “Two Centuries of Black American Art” which was curated by African American artist and scholar David Driskell at LACMA in 1976. Through Driskell’s vision and the voices of other curators, scholars, and artists, Black Art: in the Absence of Light celebrates the story of Black art from the 19th century into the modern day. Watch the trailer.