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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) I think that canvas portraitof Obama in the National Portrait...

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) I think that canvas portrait
of Obama in the National Portrait Gallery
is, um

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I think that canvas portrait of Obama
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in the National Portrait Gallery is, um...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:15
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
It's both-- it's both beautiful and it's a challenge. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's both-- it's both beautiful and it's a ch...
What I was always struck by, whenever I saw his portraits... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
What I was always struck by, whenever I saw his portraits...
Was the degree to which they challenged - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Was the degree to which they challenged
MAURICE: There's something about that portrait - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
MAURICE: There's something about that portrait
I-- I googled portraits of presidents - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I-- I googled portraits of presidents
All of the terrible, terrible portraits of presidents - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
All of the terrible, terrible portraits of presidents
When you have two centuries - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
When you have two centuries
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotiate, um... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotia...
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is
That's different from those paintings - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
That's different from those paintings
I think I must have said something right - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think I must have said something right
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
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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.