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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And so, for an artist, I mean, always seeing the workin person, seeing the real...

And so, for an artist, I mean, always seeing the work
in person, seeing the real thing
matters a lot

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And so, for an artist,
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I mean, always seeing the work in person,
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seeing the real thing matters a lot.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:35
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 was there. I remember the electricity. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I was there. I remember the electricity.
DAVID: People from all over coming - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
DAVID: People from all over coming
After the count was taken - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
After the count was taken
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas,
And what it says is that these are the manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it says is that these are the manifestations
Artists who were still practicing, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:19
Artists who were still practicing,
I didn't attend the show, I was too young. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I didn't attend the show, I was too young.
So these were images that I saw - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
So these were images that I saw
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me.
And there was definitely a sense of communication - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And there was definitely a sense of communication
Because you have to remember, at that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Because you have to remember, at that time,
The artists of that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The artists of that time,
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging
My community of Black American artists that come before me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
My community of Black American artists that come before me
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this boo...
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White...
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Those were works that were around my, um, home, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Those were works that were around my, um, home,
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school,
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book