Theaster Gates Movies

  • 2021
    Black Art: In the Absence of Light

    Black Art: In the Absence of Light

    Black Art: In the Absence of Light

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    An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976...

    Black Art: In the Absence of Light
  • 2017
    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    5.92017HD

    This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be...

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches
  • 2021
    A Clay Sermon

    A Clay Sermon

    A Clay Sermon

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    “In the beginning was clay. Clay was without form,” he declares in his 2021 film A Clay Sermon. Making pots is important as a religious...

    A Clay Sermon
  • 2019
    America

    America

    America

    5.22019HD

    A cinematic omnibus rooted in New Orleans, challenging the idea of black cinema as a "wave" or "movement in time," proposing instead a continuous...

    America
  • 2015
    Billy Sings Amazing Grace

    Billy Sings Amazing Grace

    Billy Sings Amazing Grace

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    High-definition video art from Theaster Gates

    Billy Sings Amazing Grace