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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I think there is somethingabout the Black community that feels we have ownership of these...

I think there is something
about the Black community that feels we have ownership of these stories because they come out of us

Full Transcript

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I think there is something about the Black community
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that feels we have ownership
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of these stories
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because they come out of us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:21
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.
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.
Sometimes it's being about, you know, about being reviled - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Sometimes it's being about, you know, about being revil...
But it's that activity that makes the art important. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
But it's that activity that makes the art important.
And I think she's shown extreme courage and, um... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And I think she's shown extreme courage and, um...
Strength in doing her work. So, to me, that's inspirational. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Strength in doing her work. So, to me, that's inspirati...
CARRIE MAE WEEMS: When I came to New York - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
CARRIE MAE WEEMS: When I came to New York
I was moving between San Francisco and New York. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I was moving between San Francisco and New York.