To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
They don't always translate into acquisitions
Please log in to add to collections.
Black Art: In the Absence of Light

They don't always translateinto acquisitions

They don't always translate
into acquisitions

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.542
They don't always translate into acquisitions.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:12
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
I always, when I go around to museums - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
I always, when I go around to museums
And when I look at those dates, I find in a lot of museums - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And when I look at those dates, I find in a lot of museums
So I think institutions do have a long way to go - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So I think institutions do have a long way to go
Now I guarantee you they're selling off pieces - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Now I guarantee you they're selling off pieces
So it is only a matter of time that greatness, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So it is only a matter of time that greatness, uh,
We love celebrities. We love "the one." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
We love celebrities. We love "the one."
RICHARD J. POWELL: Jean Michel Basquiat emerges, uh, in the art world - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
RICHARD J. POWELL: Jean Michel Basquiat emerges, uh, in the ...
This was a moment where the art world was kind of-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
This was a moment where the art world was kind of--
He is also doing work that really kind of grabs - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
He is also doing work that really kind of grabs
He just got a lot of publicity, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
He just got a lot of publicity, uh,
The meteoric rise of his career was un-- unprecedented for-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
The meteoric rise of his career was un-- unprecedented for--
And this is also the moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And this is also the moment
And so by the time we get to the early 1990s, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
And so by the time we get to the early 1990s,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
MARY: I remember distinctly going - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
MARY: I remember distinctly going
One, she has such an incredible mastery - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
One, she has such an incredible mastery
And she has that, um, attentiveness to her materials - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And she has that, um, attentiveness to her materials
KARA WALKER: The cut-outs I started doing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
KARA WALKER: The cut-outs I started doing
Painting was too readily recognized, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
Painting was too readily recognized,
And I wanted to distance myself from the idea - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
And I wanted to distance myself from the idea