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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

After the count was taken and after that exhibitionclosed there and went to The High...

After the count was taken and after that exhibition
closed there and went to The High Museum
in Atlanta the next year, they found out that more people
attended that exhibition than any other exhibition

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After the count was taken
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and after that exhibition closed there
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and went to The High Museum in Atlanta the next year,
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they found out that more people attended that exhibition
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than any other exhibition...
Duration
16 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:55
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas,
And what it says is that these are the manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it says is that these are the manifestations
Artists who were still practicing, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:19
Artists who were still practicing,
I didn't attend the show, I was too young. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I didn't attend the show, I was too young.
So these were images that I saw - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
So these were images that I saw
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me.
And there was definitely a sense of communication - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And there was definitely a sense of communication
Because you have to remember, at that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Because you have to remember, at that time,
The artists of that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The artists of that time,
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging
My community of Black American artists that come before me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
My community of Black American artists that come before me
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this boo...
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White...
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Those were works that were around my, um, home, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Those were works that were around my, um, home,
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school,
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book
Because prior to that, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Because prior to that, you know,
When I was 15, the first oil painting I made - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:22
When I was 15, the first oil painting I made
You train yourself to a certain way of seeing form - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
You train yourself to a certain way of seeing form