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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

What do you wanna do?" And you say, "I wantto build a 40-foot sphinx

What do you wanna do?" And you say, "I want
to build a 40-foot sphinx

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What do you wanna do?"
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And you say, "I want to build a 40-foot sphinx...
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4 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:44
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.
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,
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And-- And that's, in and of itself, very telling.
I think there is something about the Black community - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
I think there is something about the Black community
They come through us. They're about us. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They come through us. They're about us.
But again, we're not a monolith either. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
But again, we're not a monolith either.
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And for, um, moments where there were enslaved Africans,
We're a composite of many different histories coming together. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
We're a composite of many different histories coming to...
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So, to say that this is a monolithic reaction...
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
To artwork, I think, is, at best, skewed.
And then to say that that relationship - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
And then to say that that relationship