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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

When you have two centuries of straight, white menwho are president, and then you have...

When you have two centuries of straight, white men
who are president, and then you have Barack Obama, that portrait better
be different

Full Transcript

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When you have two centuries
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of straight, white men who are president,
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and then you have Barack Obama,
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that portrait better be different.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:12
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.
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotiate, um... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotia...
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is
That's different from those paintings - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
That's different from those paintings
I think I must have said something right - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think I must have said something right
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:21
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
It's about capturing that moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It's about capturing that moment
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES)
You know, it's something that-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
You know, it's something that--
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama,
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion.
She created such an incredible image of a powerful, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
She created such an incredible image of a powerful,
It's become a-- an international symbol. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's become a-- an international symbol.
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image.
Here's part of what the former First Lady, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Here's part of what the former First Lady,
I am also thinking about all of the young people, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I am also thinking about all of the young people,
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry,