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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And it really threw openthis question of, how does choice becomethe central role of the...

And it really threw open
this question of, how does choice become
the central role of the artist?

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And it really threw open this question of,
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how does choice become the central role of the artist?
Duration
7 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:36
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.
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...
And-- or until white critics and curators and journalists - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And-- or until white critics and curators and journalists
Research the world around them, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
Research the world around them,
I feel like it is important for us to own our own culture - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I feel like it is important for us to own our own culture
Most of the-- the primary institutions, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Most of the-- the primary institutions,
They've been behind in film. They've been behind in TV. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They've been behind in film. They've been behind i...
They've been behind in, you know, in museums - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
They've been behind in, you know, in museums
There are more exhibitions - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
There are more exhibitions
Um, there are more exhibitions featuring women. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Um, there are more exhibitions featuring women.