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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And yet it was a revelation, because nothing like thathad been presented in the museum...

And yet it was a revelation, because nothing like that
had been presented in the museum before

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And yet it was a revelation,
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because nothing like that had been presented
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in the museum before.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:56
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.
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
If the person sitting at the table in a curatorial meeting, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
If the person sitting at the table in a curatorial meeting,
You're gonna have a problem in terms of trying to figure out - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
You're gonna have a problem in terms of trying to figur...
If all of the critics writing are white, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
If all of the critics writing are white,
Until the institutions become more diverse. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Until the institutions become more diverse.
You're beginning to see young brilliant curators of color - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
You're beginning to see young brilliant curators of col...
But until that happens in a widespread way... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
But until that happens in a widespread way...