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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Because Swizz has allowedhimself to be positioned as an African American collectorof...

Because Swizz has allowed
himself to be positioned as an African American collector
of African American art

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Because Swizz has allowed himself to be positioned
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as an African American collector of African American art.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:03
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.
Swizz and, um, Puff Daddy - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Swizz and, um, Puff Daddy
And there're a lot of people who look at what they're doing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And there're a lot of people who look at what they'...
Uh, Swizz has built a collection of Gordon Parks' photographs - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Uh, Swizz has built a collection of Gordon Parks' photo...
In fact, it is the largest collection - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
In fact, it is the largest collection
All we want to do is preserve a piece of, uh, Gordon's legacy - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
All we want to do is preserve a piece of, uh, Gordon's ...
The Dean Collection started out - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
The Dean Collection started out
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And then I started getting, uh, people writing me back saying, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And then I started getting, uh, people writing me back sayin...
I'm like, "No, thank you for what?" - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I'm like, "No, thank you for what?"
Galleries that wouldn't talk to me are calling me now." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Galleries that wouldn't talk to me are calling me now.&...
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪
This is the first time a sculpture like this - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
This is the first time a sculpture like this
The fact that somebody's hand, like the t-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The fact that somebody's hand, like the t--
You know, we put the Dean Collection museum - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
You know, we put the Dean Collection museum
We have artist of all colors from all around the world. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
We have artist of all colors from all around the world.
When someone buys your work, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
When someone buys your work,
It's really someone saying, "Keep doing what you're doing. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's really someone saying, "Keep doing what you&#...
I'm making space for you to make new things." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:28
I'm making space for you to make new things."
I think it's absolutely necessary - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I think it's absolutely necessary
VALERIE: It's important when they see - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
VALERIE: It's important when they see