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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

So to pull on that historyand to play upon that history is something that she does, much...

So to pull on that history
and to play upon that history is something that she does, much to the chagrin
of the Black community

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So to pull on that history and to play upon that history
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is something that she does,
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much to the chagrin of the Black community.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:29
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.
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) ♪
It was a good collaboration, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It was a good collaboration,
What do you wanna do?" - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
What do you wanna do?"
Made out of sugar." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Made out of sugar."
The sphinx became a-- a kind of monumental marker. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
The sphinx became a-- a kind of monumental marker.
It was such a new way of working and collaborating - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It was such a new way of working and collaborating
I'm always interested in the challenge of working, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I'm always interested in the challenge of working, uh,
I wanted to create a compelling space to enter. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I wanted to create a compelling space to enter.
I got a longer historical lens to view sugar production - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
I got a longer historical lens to view sugar production
I think that my approach in making art doesn't involve, um-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
I think that my approach in making art doesn't involve,...
"She hasn't paid her dues." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
"She hasn't paid her dues."
"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,