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And I remember thinking that that felt very far fetched
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And I remember thinking thatthat felt very far fetched and-- and distantfrom what it was...

And I remember thinking that
that felt very far fetched and-- and distant
from what it was that I was identifying
around this work

Full Transcript

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And I remember thinking that that felt very far fetched
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and-- and distant from what it was
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that I was identifying around this work.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:13
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
It was like, "I'm a portrait painter," - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
It was like, "I'm a portrait painter,"
And the fact that she said landscape - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
And the fact that she said landscape
I look at my body of work and I see - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
I look at my body of work and I see
Being at the Studio Museum in Harlem brought me home. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Being at the Studio Museum in Harlem brought me home.
All the resources within that institution - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
All the resources within that institution
There's an oasis for me there, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
There's an oasis for me there,
There is a real community of people who care about me, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
There is a real community of people who care about me,
And that investment can take you, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that investment can take you, you know,
SARAH: The Studio Museum has created - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
SARAH: The Studio Museum has created
It gives artists studio space, time, a community - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It gives artists studio space, time, a community
From that, we have some of our-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
From that, we have some of our--
KERRY: I was an artist in residence - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
KERRY: I was an artist in residence
You can understand from experience, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
You can understand from experience,
So it's the place where you can go - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
So it's the place where you can go
And it mattered, that there was a place - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And it mattered, that there was a place
That all still-- That mattered too... (CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That all still-- That mattered too... (CHUCKLES)
It was one of the places that appreciated and showcased - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It was one of the places that appreciated and showcased
And I was very honored to be invited to New York City - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And I was very honored to be invited to New York City
The people who funded the arts and who supported the arts, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The people who funded the arts and who supported the arts,
You know, why do-- why do you even need a museum? - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
You know, why do-- why do you even need a museum?