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I think that my approach in making art doesn't involve, um
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I think that my approach inmaking art doesn't involve, um-- Or doesn't actually knowwhat...

I think that my approach in
making art doesn't involve, um-- Or doesn't actually know
what the rules are of what can and can't be said

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I think that my approach in making art doesn't involve, um--
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Or doesn't actually know what the rules are
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of what can and can't be said.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:34
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.
"She hasn't paid her dues." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
"She hasn't paid her dues."
"She must hate Black people as much as she hates herself." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
"She must hate Black people as much as she hates hersel...
Because white America very often will look at this - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Because white America very often will look at this
And Black America will look at it and-- and almost, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And Black America will look at it and-- and almost, uh,
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling.
I think there is something about the Black community - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
I think there is something about the Black community
They come through us. They're about us. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They come through us. They're about us.
But again, we're not a monolith either. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
But again, we're not a monolith either.
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans,
We're a composite of many different histories coming together. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
We're a composite of many different histories coming to...
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction...
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed.
And then to say that that relationship - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
And then to say that that relationship
DAVID: There are those who feel that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
DAVID: There are those who feel that
Be that as it may, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Be that as it may,
I won't let you do this. I won't let you do that." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I won't let you do this. I won't let you do that.&...
She put herself out there, or her work was put out there, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
She put herself out there, or her work was put out there,
Everybody attacked her, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Everybody attacked her,
But she stayed with her program, and she's still on her program, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
But she stayed with her program, and she's still on her...
It's not always about being appreciated and liked. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's not always about being appreciated and liked.