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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I devoted my lifeto teaching, through collecting,through curating

DAVID: I devoted my life
to teaching, through collecting,
through curating

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DAVID: I devoted my life to teaching,
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through collecting, through curating.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:14
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.
But I saw the need to participate - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
But I saw the need to participate
In my opinion, David Driskell's presence in the art world - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
In my opinion, David Driskell's presence in the art wor...
He was a trailblazer for-- for all of us. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
He was a trailblazer for-- for all of us.
And when there were no Black voices - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
And when there were no Black voices
You know, traditionally, there was a moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
You know, traditionally, there was a moment
And now, thanks to Two Centuries of Black Art, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And now, thanks to Two Centuries of Black Art,
And they became seared in the collective imagination. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And they became seared in the collective imagination.
And I think we-- we're part of a continued renaissance. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And I think we-- we're part of a continued renaissance.
Do we have the capacity to be great makers - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Do we have the capacity to be great makers
And if Blackness has something to do - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And if Blackness has something to do
Does Black art mean that sometimes I'm making - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Does Black art mean that sometimes I'm making
And for the most part, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And for the most part,
But until we own the light, I'm not happy. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
But until we own the light, I'm not happy.
Until we're in our own houses - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Until we're in our own houses
Until we've figured out a way to be masters of the world, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Until we've figured out a way to be masters of the worl...
I'd rather work in darkness, because at least I know - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I'd rather work in darkness, because at least I know
That I'm-- That-- I don't want to work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That I'm-- That-- I don't want to work
And my-- my fear, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And my-- my fear,
And that makes us co-dependent upon a thing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And that makes us co-dependent upon a thing
There has been an awakening, an awareness. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
There has been an awakening, an awareness.