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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

"She hasn't paid her dues." "She doesn't know her history." "She's selling us downriver."...

"She hasn't paid her dues." "She doesn't know her history." "She's selling us downriver." Um, I mean, those are just
phrases I heard

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"She hasn't paid her dues."
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"She doesn't know her history."
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"She's selling us downriver."
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Um, I mean, those are just phrases I heard.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:44
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.
"She must hate Black people as much as she hates herself." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
"She must hate Black people as much as she hates hersel...
Because white America very often will look at this - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Because white America very often will look at this
And Black America will look at it and-- and almost, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And Black America will look at it and-- and almost, uh,
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling.
I think there is something about the Black community - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
I think there is something about the Black community
They come through us. They're about us. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They come through us. They're about us.
But again, we're not a monolith either. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
But again, we're not a monolith either.
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans,
We're a composite of many different histories coming together. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
We're a composite of many different histories coming to...
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction...
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed.
And then to say that that relationship - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
And then to say that that relationship
DAVID: There are those who feel that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
DAVID: There are those who feel that
Be that as it may, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Be that as it may,
I won't let you do this. I won't let you do that." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I won't let you do this. I won't let you do that.&...
She put herself out there, or her work was put out there, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
She put herself out there, or her work was put out there,
Everybody attacked her, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Everybody attacked her,
But she stayed with her program, and she's still on her program, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
But she stayed with her program, and she's still on her...
It's not always about being appreciated and liked. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's not always about being appreciated and liked.
Sometimes it's being about, you know, about being reviled - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Sometimes it's being about, you know, about being revil...