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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

When an exhibitionwas put together which represented so muchof what people did not know

When an exhibition
was put together which represented so much
of what people did not know

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When an exhibition was put together
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which represented so much of what people did not know...
Duration
8 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:45
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.
About the African American male, it was a shock. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
About the African American male, it was a shock.
And yet it was a revelation, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And yet it was a revelation,
To show the nuances, the beauty, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
To show the nuances, the beauty,
Was very important to put that into the larger conversation. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Was very important to put that into the larger conversation.
The fears of otherness are so played out - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
The fears of otherness are so played out
MAURICE: I think what a lot of people - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:24
MAURICE: I think what a lot of people
It's an historical show. I mean, it's a show that now has been, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
It's an historical show. I mean, it's a show that ...
There was a Lyle Ashton Harris picture in the tutu, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
There was a Lyle Ashton Harris picture in the tutu,
It-- It looked at the body as a site of strength. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
It-- It looked at the body as a site of strength.
And it really threw open this question of, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And it really threw open this question of,
I think people were shocked, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I think people were shocked, um,
It's not so much trying to make the work stand out, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
It's not so much trying to make the work stand out,
I think, in retrospect, people look back at Black Male, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I think, in retrospect, people look back at Black Male,
And what came out of it was a really definitive work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what came out of it was a really definitive work
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪
If you break down the number of artists of color - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
If you break down the number of artists of color
If the person sitting at the table in a curatorial meeting, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
If the person sitting at the table in a curatorial meeting,
You're gonna have a problem in terms of trying to figure out - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
You're gonna have a problem in terms of trying to figur...
If all of the critics writing are white, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
If all of the critics writing are white,
Until the institutions become more diverse. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Until the institutions become more diverse.