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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

What Driskell didis he demonstrated, absolutely,that there was a lineage, there was a...

What Driskell did
is he demonstrated, absolutely,
that there was a lineage, there was a history

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What Driskell did is he demonstrated,
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absolutely, that there was a lineage,
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there was a history.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:59
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.
And that history was filled not only with painting - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And that history was filled not only with painting
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
Architecture, drawings. I mean, it-- it-- it really gave us
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The scope of the show, uh, the amount of work
And so, for an artist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And so, for an artist,
I was there. I remember the electricity. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I was there. I remember the electricity.
DAVID: People from all over coming - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
DAVID: People from all over coming
After the count was taken - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
After the count was taken
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So the show opens and it travels to Dallas,
And what it says is that these are the manifestations - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it says is that these are the manifestations
Artists who were still practicing, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:19
Artists who were still practicing,
I didn't attend the show, I was too young. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I didn't attend the show, I was too young.
So these were images that I saw - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
So these were images that I saw
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
They were just sort of imprinted, um, in me.
And there was definitely a sense of communication - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And there was definitely a sense of communication
Because you have to remember, at that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
Because you have to remember, at that time,
The artists of that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The artists of that time,
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging
My community of Black American artists that come before me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
My community of Black American artists that come before me
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this boo...