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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And he said, "Now that's-- You're using collage there,and that's you." He said, "That's...

And he said, "Now that's-- You're using collage there,
and that's you." He said, "That's your voice." And, you know, only a friend
would tell you that

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And he said, "Now that's--
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You're using collage there, and that's you."
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He said, "That's your voice."
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And, you know, only a friend would tell you that.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:36
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.
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic...
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:24
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this mome...
People-- People who are supposedly authorities on art, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
People-- People who are supposedly authorities on art,
And he fought, you know, real resistance - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And he fought, you know, real resistance
There is something else that we can engage with - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
There is something else that we can engage with
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists,
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer,
And my response was, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And my response was,
It was supposed to be a cross section of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It was supposed to be a cross section of work
The selection process was not an easy one. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
The selection process was not an easy one.
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be
And if it doesn't include everything I like, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And if it doesn't include everything I like,
I think it was probably - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I think it was probably
Which brought the Black subject period - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Which brought the Black subject period
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly
The assumption was that Black artists, uh... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
The assumption was that Black artists, uh...
There were no Black artists, first of all, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
There were no Black artists, first of all,
And so when artists like Johnston came along, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And so when artists like Johnston came along,