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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I think it was probably the first majormodern exhibition

I think it was probably the first major
modern exhibition

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I think it was probably
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the first major modern exhibition...
Duration
6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:19
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.
Which brought the Black subject period - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Which brought the Black subject period
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly
The assumption was that Black artists, uh... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
The assumption was that Black artists, uh...
There were no Black artists, first of all, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
There were no Black artists, first of all,
And so when artists like Johnston came along, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And so when artists like Johnston came along,
Artists like Robert Duncanson came along - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
Artists like Robert Duncanson came along
But I think it's important for us, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
But I think it's important for us,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me.
I went to art school thinking - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I went to art school thinking
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist.
Hearing about the artist talking about his work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Hearing about the artist talking about his work
I see myself as a vessel and things come through me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I see myself as a vessel and things come through me.
I found an old piano shop in my neighborhood, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I found an old piano shop in my neighborhood,
And it just struck me like, "No, don't throw those away." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And it just struck me like, "No, don't throw those...
But I remember bringing them in the studio - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
But I remember bringing them in the studio
And right then and there, that was the piece. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And right then and there, that was the piece.
And, uh, the piano keys basically turned into ocean. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, uh, the piano keys basically turned into ocean.
And-- and I was thinking about the connections - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And-- and I was thinking about the connections
So it was a combination of that, plus the experiences of me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So it was a combination of that, plus the experiences of me