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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And she would takethe soft sculptures and she would lectureon women artists

And she would take
the soft sculptures and she would lecture
on women artists

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And she would take the soft sculptures
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and she would lecture on women artists.
Duration
7 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:13
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.
Not only Black women artists, but on women artists in general. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Not only Black women artists, but on women artists in genera...
Because she understood that it wasn't just an issue - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Because she understood that it wasn't just an issue
I was not invited to sit down with the men - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I was not invited to sit down with the men
I realized I was really doing the right thing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
I realized I was really doing the right thing
Faith Ringgold is an artist who hasn't received - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Faith Ringgold is an artist who hasn't received
Her political work also had such an invective, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Her political work also had such an invective,
I did what I wanted to do, and, uh, paid the price. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I did what I wanted to do, and, uh, paid the price.
I think it's also partly that she is... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I think it's also partly that she is...
Extremely courageous, ahead of her time. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Extremely courageous, ahead of her time.
Very fierce in her work, loving in her work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Very fierce in her work, loving in her work.
She doesn't accept anyone else's leadership - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
She doesn't accept anyone else's leadership
Which by the way, I think is what it means to be an artist. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Which by the way, I think is what it means to be an artist.
DAVID: One of the great American artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
DAVID: One of the great American artists,
It was in the tradition - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It was in the tradition
Of Bannister, of Duncanson, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
Of Bannister, of Duncanson,
They look like landscapes, but they're mindscapes. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
They look like landscapes, but they're mindscapes.
(CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(CHUCKLES)
I-- I used to see painters, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I-- I used to see painters,
And it was fascinating, watching the magic wand as you call it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And it was fascinating, watching the magic wand as you call ...
So that kind of thrilled me just seeing that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
So that kind of thrilled me just seeing that