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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) The first thing I did whenI found out that-- that I was chosen was I'd...

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) The first thing I did when
I found out that-- that I was chosen was I'd go online and, like,
look at the millions of images of Michelle
and the kind of person that she presented to the world,
and then, you know, wanting to capture something
really private

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(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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The first thing I did when I found out that--
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that I was chosen
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was I'd go online and, like, look at the millions of images
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of Michelle and the kind of person
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that she presented to the world, and then, you know,
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wanting to capture something really private.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:18
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.
It's about capturing that moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It's about capturing that moment
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES)
You know, it's something that-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
You know, it's something that--
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama,
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion.
She created such an incredible image of a powerful, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
She created such an incredible image of a powerful,
It's become a-- an international symbol. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's become a-- an international symbol.
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image.
Here's part of what the former First Lady, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Here's part of what the former First Lady,
I am also thinking about all of the young people, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I am also thinking about all of the young people,
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry,
Um, for her to walk away with that sense - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Um, for her to walk away with that sense
AMY: I see myself as an American realist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
AMY: I see myself as an American realist,
My artistic process, the impetus of it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
My artistic process, the impetus of it,
I think the most interesting work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I think the most interesting work
It's really been about writing a visual diary of me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
It's really been about writing a visual diary of me
They represent something that's bigger - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
They represent something that's bigger
It's important for me that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's important for me that