'Black Art' Explores a Hidden History

Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary, Yet We Pressed On), Kara Walker

"Black Art: In the Absence of Light," directed by Sam Pollard, profiles a range of artists of different generations—from 90-year-old Faith Ringgold to President Obama’s portrait painter Kehinde Wiley. Visually, the film dazzles with painting, photography, collage, sculpture, conceptual art and more.

Official trailer: