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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Galleries that wouldn'ttalk to me are calling me now." Then I started understandingthe...

Galleries that wouldn't
talk to me are calling me now." Then I started understanding
the importance of promoting living artists

Full Transcript

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Galleries that wouldn't talk to me are calling me now."
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Then I started understanding the importance
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of promoting living artists.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:18
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.
♪ (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
It's important when they know that P. Diddy - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It's important when they know that P. Diddy
They see the people that they celebrate and admire doing that, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
They see the people that they celebrate and admire doing tha...
Art is to be collected. It is to be lived with. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Art is to be collected. It is to be lived with.
The collectors, or the patrons, or supporters - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The collectors, or the patrons, or supporters
And have to have a kind of a mindset that says, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:25
And have to have a kind of a mindset that says,
Because that's the way that, you know, I, as a young artist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Because that's the way that, you know, I, as a young ar...
Not in people's houses, but in museums, you know. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Not in people's houses, but in museums, you know.
So I think its super important that Black collectors, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
So I think its super important that Black collectors,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Uh, and for me, it's about looking at everything - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Uh, and for me, it's about looking at everything