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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

There is something elsethat we can engage with that shows a muchmore complex side of both...

There is something else
that we can engage with that shows a much
more complex side of both modernism
and American art

Full Transcript

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There is something else that we can engage with
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that shows a much more complex side
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of both modernism and American art.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:03
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.
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
No one had been accustomed to seeing Black artists,
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
What is it?" Even the critics, Hilton Kramer,
And my response was, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And my response was,
It was supposed to be a cross section of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It was supposed to be a cross section of work
The selection process was not an easy one. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
The selection process was not an easy one.
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
Uh, first of all, you realize that you're gonna be
And if it doesn't include everything I like, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And if it doesn't include everything I like,
I think it was probably - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I think it was probably
Which brought the Black subject period - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Which brought the Black subject period
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
I came up with the notion that in order to do it properly
The assumption was that Black artists, uh... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
The assumption was that Black artists, uh...
There were no Black artists, first of all, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
There were no Black artists, first of all,
And so when artists like Johnston came along, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And so when artists like Johnston came along,
Artists like Robert Duncanson came along - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
Artists like Robert Duncanson came along
But I think it's important for us, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
But I think it's important for us,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me.
I went to art school thinking - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I went to art school thinking
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist.
Hearing about the artist talking about his work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Hearing about the artist talking about his work