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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I thinkit's absolutely necessary that Black people with moneybuy African American art

I think
it's absolutely necessary that Black people with money
buy African American art

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I think it's absolutely necessary
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that Black people with money buy African American art.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:53
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.
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
I look at their collections as much as I can, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I look at their collections as much as I can,
It's often not what anyone says specifically, in-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
It's often not what anyone says specifically, in--
I usually have a notebook - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I usually have a notebook
It's, you know, things that I see, that I want to see again, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's, you know, things that I see, that I want to see a...
What you see or view is one thing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
What you see or view is one thing
Whereas the public only sees what is created for them - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
Whereas the public only sees what is created for them
And I'm seeing what's not being discussed, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And I'm seeing what's not being discussed,
It's the underbelly, it's what the museum-- It is, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
It's the underbelly, it's what the museum-- It is,
Museums now understand that they need to tell a counternarrative - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Museums now understand that they need to tell a counternarra...