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MARY: I remember distinctly going
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I remember distinctly going to the Whitney to seea Kara Walker exhibition

MARY:
I remember distinctly going to the Whitney to see
a Kara Walker exhibition

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MARY: I remember distinctly going
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to the Whitney to see a Kara Walker exhibition.
Duration
7 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:24
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.
One, she has such an incredible mastery - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
One, she has such an incredible mastery
And she has that, um, attentiveness to her materials - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And she has that, um, attentiveness to her materials
KARA WALKER: The cut-outs I started doing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
KARA WALKER: The cut-outs I started doing
Painting was too readily recognized, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
Painting was too readily recognized,
And I wanted to distance myself from the idea - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
And I wanted to distance myself from the idea
SARAH: Kara Walker is a crucible - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
SARAH: Kara Walker is a crucible
You know, I have an enormous amount of respect for her willingness - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:27
You know, I have an enormous amount of respect for her willi...
Love the work. Hate the work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Love the work. Hate the work.
If you don't, you're not reckoning - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
If you don't, you're not reckoning
Is a sense of irreverence - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Is a sense of irreverence
I think they push against what they see is the perversity... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think they push against what they see is the perversity...
Sexual perversity, degradation of Black bodies - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
Sexual perversity, degradation of Black bodies
So to pull on that history and to play upon that history - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
So to pull on that history and to play upon that history
KARA: I'm not trying to, like, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
KARA: I'm not trying to, like,
My approach initially was, um... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
My approach initially was, um...
My fantasy, my fear, my humanity, my clownishness, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
My fantasy, my fear, my humanity, my clownishness,
There's all these narrative tropes, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
There's all these narrative tropes,
Some are parading around in broad daylight. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Some are parading around in broad daylight.
Some are unconscious fantasies, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Some are unconscious fantasies,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪