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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

That's differentfrom those paintings that you see in the museums and that's differentfrom...

That's different
from those paintings that you see in the museums and that's different
from all the contemporary art that you see today

Full Transcript

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That's different from those paintings
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that you see in the museums
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and that's different from all the contemporary art
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that you see today.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:46
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.
I think I must have said something right - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think I must have said something right
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
It's about capturing that moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It's about capturing that moment
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES)
You know, it's something that-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
You know, it's something that--
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama,
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion.
She created such an incredible image of a powerful, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
She created such an incredible image of a powerful,
It's become a-- an international symbol. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's become a-- an international symbol.
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image.
Here's part of what the former First Lady, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Here's part of what the former First Lady,
I am also thinking about all of the young people, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I am also thinking about all of the young people,
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry,
Um, for her to walk away with that sense - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Um, for her to walk away with that sense
AMY: I see myself as an American realist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
AMY: I see myself as an American realist,
My artistic process, the impetus of it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
My artistic process, the impetus of it,
I think the most interesting work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I think the most interesting work