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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Incidentally, it opened last year in Los Angelesas a bicentennial exhibition, and it drew...

Incidentally, it opened last year in Los Angeles
as a bicentennial exhibition, and it drew overflow crowds

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Incidentally, it opened
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last year in Los Angeles as a bicentennial exhibition,
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and it drew overflow crowds.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:27
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.
1976, um, doesn't seem like that long ago. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
1976, um, doesn't seem like that long ago.
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Because up until that point, you really do not have - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Because up until that point, you really do not have
And the contemporary manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And the contemporary manifestations
For the most part, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
For the most part,
It was a surprise to most people when you come up - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It was a surprise to most people when you come up
They say, "Well, we've never heard of these artists." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
They say, "Well, we've never heard of these artist...
MAURICE BERGER: What David did was he said, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
MAURICE BERGER: What David did was he said,
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♪ (RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
Well, first of all, when one says Black art, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Well, first of all, when one says Black art,
And even though this has happened throughout the years, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And even though this has happened throughout the years,
But aren't you setting them apart, in effect, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
But aren't you setting them apart, in effect,
Only because he has not had an audience - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Only because he has not had an audience
And because, uh, an exhibition of this nature - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And because, uh, an exhibition of this nature
Had this exhibition not been organized, many of the artists - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Had this exhibition not been organized, many of the artists
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♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
There were some who said, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
There were some who said,
DAVID DRISKELL: I guess it was a teaching moment for them, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:30
DAVID DRISKELL: I guess it was a teaching moment for them,
What Driskell did is he demonstrated, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
What Driskell did is he demonstrated,