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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

An exhibition thatreally tore down the meaningof the Black body itself

An exhibition that
really tore down the meaning
of the Black body itself

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An exhibition that really tore down
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the meaning of the Black body itself.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:08
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.
GLENN LIGON: Thelma asked me to participate in that show - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
GLENN LIGON: Thelma asked me to participate in that show
It was really, really engaged with notions of identity, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
It was really, really engaged with notions of identity,
DAVID: There had been all of this talk about - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
DAVID: There had been all of this talk about
When an exhibition was put together - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
When an exhibition was put together
About the African American male, it was a shock. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
About the African American male, it was a shock.
And yet it was a revelation, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And yet it was a revelation,
To show the nuances, the beauty, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
To show the nuances, the beauty,
Was very important to put that into the larger conversation. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Was very important to put that into the larger conversation.
The fears of otherness are so played out - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
The fears of otherness are so played out
MAURICE: I think what a lot of people - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:24
MAURICE: I think what a lot of people
It's an historical show. I mean, it's a show that now has been, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
It's an historical show. I mean, it's a show that ...
There was a Lyle Ashton Harris picture in the tutu, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
There was a Lyle Ashton Harris picture in the tutu,
It-- It looked at the body as a site of strength. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
It-- It looked at the body as a site of strength.
And it really threw open this question of, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And it really threw open this question of,
I think people were shocked, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I think people were shocked, um,
It's not so much trying to make the work stand out, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
It's not so much trying to make the work stand out,
I think, in retrospect, people look back at Black Male, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I think, in retrospect, people look back at Black Male,
And what came out of it was a really definitive work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what came out of it was a really definitive work
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪
If you break down the number of artists of color - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
If you break down the number of artists of color