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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Only because he has nothad an audience with a-- a majority culturefor the most part

Only because he has not
had an audience with a-- a majority culture
for the most part

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Only because he has not had an audience
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with a-- a majority culture for the most part.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:52
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.
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
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (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,
And that history was filled not only with painting - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And that history was filled not only with painting
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work
And so, for an artist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And so, for an artist,
I was there. I remember the electricity. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I was there. I remember the electricity.
DAVID: People from all over coming - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
DAVID: People from all over coming
After the count was taken - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
After the count was taken
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas,
And what it says is that these are the manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it says is that these are the manifestations
Artists who were still practicing, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:19
Artists who were still practicing,
I didn't attend the show, I was too young. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I didn't attend the show, I was too young.
So these were images that I saw - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
So these were images that I saw
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me.