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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I think, in general,the paintings had beenreally well received

�� (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ KERRY: I think, in general,
the paintings had been
really well received

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KERRY: I think, in general, the paintings had been really well received.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:16
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.
But there's a lingering controversy around - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
But there's a lingering controversy around
But I tend to think having that extreme, uh, color, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
But I tend to think having that extreme, uh, color,
There's a lot of overlap in terms of structure - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
There's a lot of overlap in terms of structure
It's tone, it's texture, it's color. It's intensity. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
It's tone, it's texture, it's color. It'...
And it's-- it's all basically the same sort of structural language. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And it's-- it's all basically the same sort of str...
I found my own sound. I found my own tone. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I found my own sound. I found my own tone.
Very often, something that we wouldn't even consider major, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
Very often, something that we wouldn't even consider ma...
He kind of popularized the ordinary. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
He kind of popularized the ordinary.
And in so doing, he made it his own personal statement. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And in so doing, he made it his own personal statement.
'Cause he's looking at every aspect of our being. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
'Cause he's looking at every aspect of our being.
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Which received a huge backlash from the community itself. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Which received a huge backlash from the community itself.
Why? It was not authored by anyone who looked like - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Why? It was not authored by anyone who looked like
It framed it almost in an anthropological framework, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
It framed it almost in an anthropological framework,
It did not take into account - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It did not take into account
For all of the desires of the curators, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
For all of the desires of the curators,
I think it is an honest portrayal - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
I think it is an honest portrayal
REPORTER: Some people, especially some Harlem citizens - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
REPORTER: Some people, especially some Harlem citizens
They said that Harlem people, Harlem-born people, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
They said that Harlem people, Harlem-born people,
They said it's too slick, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
They said it's too slick,