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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

It was composers and writers, and those who cameand met with this group

It was composers and writers, and those who came
and met with this group

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It was composers and writers,
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and those who came and met with this group.
Duration
5 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:41
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.
Reginald Gammon was a-- a graphic designer. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Reginald Gammon was a-- a graphic designer.
He taught Romare Bearden how to do paste-ups, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
He taught Romare Bearden how to do paste-ups,
That was the first Romare Bearden collage. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
That was the first Romare Bearden collage.
Now, the gallery saw what Romare Bearden was doing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
Now, the gallery saw what Romare Bearden was doing
The story that I've heard is that Romy, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
The story that I've heard is that Romy, um,
Uh, Norman Lewis, Emma Amos, Mayhew, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Uh, Norman Lewis, Emma Amos, Mayhew,
And he didn't mean that pejoratively, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And he didn't mean that pejoratively,
So Romy continued to work on his collages. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
So Romy continued to work on his collages.
And one of the artists from Spiral came - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And one of the artists from Spiral came
He said, "You ought to photograph that and blow it up." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
He said, "You ought to photograph that and blow it up.&...
And they became his projections, which was the work that, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And they became his projections, which was the work that, um...
DAVID: I started working on this piece last week, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
DAVID: I started working on this piece last week,
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work.
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s...
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden.
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980.
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you
(CLEARS THROAT) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(CLEARS THROAT)
And he said, "Now that's-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
And he said, "Now that's--
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic