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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

She was protestingat The Whitney, protesting at The Met,protesting all around the city

She was protesting
at The Whitney, protesting at The Met,
protesting all around the city

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She was protesting at The Whitney,
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protesting at The Met, protesting all around the city.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:15
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.
I believe thoroughly and completely in freedom of speech. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I believe thoroughly and completely in freedom of speech.
♪ (QUIET MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
♪ (QUIET MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And what I heard was this, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And what I heard was this,
And, um, Studio Museum did not give her a show. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And, um, Studio Museum did not give her a show.
They weren't a lot of women back in those days - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
They weren't a lot of women back in those days
And she had all these big paintings - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And she had all these big paintings
And so she started doing these, uh, soft sculptures. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And so she started doing these, uh, soft sculptures.
And she would take the soft sculptures - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And she would take the soft sculptures
Not only Black women artists, but on women artists in general. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Not only Black women artists, but on women artists in genera...
Because she understood that it wasn't just an issue - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Because she understood that it wasn't just an issue
I was not invited to sit down with the men - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I was not invited to sit down with the men
I realized I was really doing the right thing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
I realized I was really doing the right thing
Faith Ringgold is an artist who hasn't received - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Faith Ringgold is an artist who hasn't received
Her political work also had such an invective, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Her political work also had such an invective,
I did what I wanted to do, and, uh, paid the price. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I did what I wanted to do, and, uh, paid the price.
I think it's also partly that she is... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I think it's also partly that she is...
Extremely courageous, ahead of her time. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Extremely courageous, ahead of her time.
Very fierce in her work, loving in her work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Very fierce in her work, loving in her work.
She doesn't accept anyone else's leadership - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
She doesn't accept anyone else's leadership
Which by the way, I think is what it means to be an artist. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Which by the way, I think is what it means to be an artist.