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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I made the decision to explicitly representBlack men and boys, in an effort to pushagainst...

JORDAN:
I made the decision to explicitly represent
Black men and boys, in an effort to push
against the narratives that I felt were
kind of dominating the public sphere at that time

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JORDAN: I made the decision
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to explicitly represent Black men and boys,
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in an effort to push against the narratives
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that I felt were kind of dominating
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the public sphere at that time.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:04
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.
And my, um, initial decision in representing them nude - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
And my, um, initial decision in representing them nude
♪ (FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
♪ (FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
When I started to decide - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
When I started to decide
I wanted them to feel like they could step out of the canvas - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I wanted them to feel like they could step out of the canvas
♪ (FUNKY MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
♪ (FUNKY MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪
When I was a resident at the Studio Museum in Harlem, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
When I was a resident at the Studio Museum in Harlem,
And she came into my studio and she, uh, made a comment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And she came into my studio and she, uh, made a comment
And I remember thinking that that felt very far fetched - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And I remember thinking that that felt very far fetched
It was like, "I'm a portrait painter," - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
It was like, "I'm a portrait painter,"
And the fact that she said landscape - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
And the fact that she said landscape
I look at my body of work and I see - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
I look at my body of work and I see
Being at the Studio Museum in Harlem brought me home. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Being at the Studio Museum in Harlem brought me home.
All the resources within that institution - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
All the resources within that institution
There's an oasis for me there, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
There's an oasis for me there,
There is a real community of people who care about me, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
There is a real community of people who care about me,
And that investment can take you, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that investment can take you, you know,
SARAH: The Studio Museum has created - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
SARAH: The Studio Museum has created
It gives artists studio space, time, a community - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It gives artists studio space, time, a community
From that, we have some of our-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
From that, we have some of our--
KERRY: I was an artist in residence - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
KERRY: I was an artist in residence