"Absence of Light" is an exploration based shoot 'em up that combines intense bullet-dodging combat with a metroidvania-style level design. Solve, shoot, and shine your way through the kingdom of ...

Kerry James Marshall’s ‘‘Untitled (Studio)’’ (2014) appears in “Black Art: In the Absence of Light,” a documentary film directed by Sam Pollard.

The “absence of light” referenced in the documentary’s title, as eloquently explained by Gates at the end of the film, refers to attention. Recognition. Acknowledgement.

As a child I can’t remember being afraid of the dark, perhaps because I had a set time for going to bed (8:00 I recall) so that by the time I fell asleep the lights in the house were still on.

SOMERS, N.Y. -- At least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light, according to a new study. Kevin Dieter, ...

With the help of computerized eye trackers, a new cognitive science study finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light.

So says Kehinde Wiley in HBO’s new documentary “Black Art: In the Absence of Light” (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), an illuminating bird’s-eye view of the past half-century of Black art in America.

It’s become more of a sad fact in recent years, notable exceptions aside, that the inclusion of a large number of legendary genre actors in an independent film is generally a sign that it sucks.

Since light travels in a straight line, when something gets in the way of that path, it creates an absence of light, or a shadow. Shadows are pretty much an everyday or every night occurrence.