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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

But aren't you setting themapart, in effect, by putting the show togetherwith just Black...

But aren't you setting them
apart, in effect, by putting the show together
with just Black artists?

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But aren't you setting them apart, in effect,
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by putting the show together with just Black artists?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:47
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.
Only because he has not had an audience - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Only because he has not had an audience
And because, uh, an exhibition of this nature - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And because, uh, an exhibition of this nature
Had this exhibition not been organized, many of the artists - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Had this exhibition not been organized, many of the artists
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
There were some who said, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
There were some who said,
DAVID DRISKELL: I guess it was a teaching moment for them, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:30
DAVID DRISKELL: I guess it was a teaching moment for them,
What Driskell did is he demonstrated, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
What Driskell did is he demonstrated,
And that history was filled not only with painting - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And that history was filled not only with painting
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work
And so, for an artist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And so, for an artist,
I was there. I remember the electricity. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I was there. I remember the electricity.
DAVID: People from all over coming - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
DAVID: People from all over coming
After the count was taken - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
After the count was taken
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas,
And what it says is that these are the manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it says is that these are the manifestations
Artists who were still practicing, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:19
Artists who were still practicing,
I didn't attend the show, I was too young. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I didn't attend the show, I was too young.
So these were images that I saw - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
So these were images that I saw