Absence of Light

Theaster Gates from "Black Art: The Absence of Light"

Transcript

1. Do we have the capacity to be great makers in the absence of light? If blackness has something to do with the absence of light, does black art mean that sometimes I’m making when no one is looking? Until we’ve figured out a way to be masters of the world, then I’d rather work in darkness. Are you willing to make in the absence of light?
2. Do we have the capacity to be great makers in the absence of light? If blackness has something to do with the absence of light, does black art mean that sometimes I’m making when no one is looking? Until we’ve figured out a way to be masters of the world, then I’d rather work in darkness. Are you willing to make in the absence of light?