Luminist Films

We remember Richard Hunt today, on the anniversary of his passing, by sharing his thoughts on artists' roles in society as we collectively look toward the future:

"Artists have a unique opportunity to make a difference . . . to look and work toward the future. Most people, by the nature of their work, have to think about what’s happening now, to serve as kind of custodians of our culture; but artists have the opportunity and responsibility to be forward-looking. We have the job of creating new ideas and visions for the future, and I’m pleased to be a part of that. I am interested more than anything else in being a free person. To me, that means that I can make what I want to make, regardless of what anyone else thinks I should make. My art is about art—embracing a vision of the future that is unlike past futures." - Richard Hunt


© 2025 The Richard Hunt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Sandro Miller

Please join us tomorrow at 12:30pm or on Monday at 6pm for a screening and Q&A of The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument for Ida B. Wells Documentary at Gene Siskel Film Center: https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/light-truth