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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I started working onthis piece last week, and, uh, wasn't sure as towhere I was gonna...

DAVID: I started working on
this piece last week, and, uh, wasn't sure as to
where I was gonna take it

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DAVID: I started working on this piece last week,
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and, uh, wasn't sure as to where I was gonna take it.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:23
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.
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work.
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s...
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden.
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980.
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you
(CLEARS THROAT) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(CLEARS THROAT)
And he said, "Now that's-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
And he said, "Now that's--
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic...
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:24
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this mome...
People-- People who are supposedly authorities on art, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
People-- People who are supposedly authorities on art,
And he fought, you know, real resistance - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And he fought, you know, real resistance
There is something else that we can engage with - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
There is something else that we can engage with
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists,
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer,
And my response was, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And my response was,
It was supposed to be a cross section of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It was supposed to be a cross section of work
The selection process was not an easy one. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
The selection process was not an easy one.
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be