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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Struck out on that as well.-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) I showed up in 2016 while he was stillin the...

(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) -BARACK OBAMA:
Struck out on that as well.
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) I showed up in 2016 while he was still
in the Oval office

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-BARACK OBAMA: Struck out on that as well. -(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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I showed up in 2016
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while he was still in the Oval office.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:30
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.
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
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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,