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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

You know, traditionally,there was a moment when, you know, there were notmany images or...

You know, traditionally,
there was a moment when, you know, there were not
many images or representations of African Americans in
paintings, in the visual arts, in our collective
visual culture

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You know, traditionally, there was a moment
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when, you know, there were not many images or representations
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of African Americans in paintings, in the visual arts,
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in our collective visual culture.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:53
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 now, thanks to Two Centuries of Black Art, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And now, thanks to Two Centuries of Black Art,
And they became seared in the collective imagination. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And they became seared in the collective imagination.
And I think we-- we're part of a continued renaissance. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And I think we-- we're part of a continued renaissance.
Do we have the capacity to be great makers - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Do we have the capacity to be great makers
And if Blackness has something to do - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And if Blackness has something to do
Does Black art mean that sometimes I'm making - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Does Black art mean that sometimes I'm making
And for the most part, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And for the most part,
But until we own the light, I'm not happy. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
But until we own the light, I'm not happy.
Until we're in our own houses - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Until we're in our own houses
Until we've figured out a way to be masters of the world, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Until we've figured out a way to be masters of the worl...
I'd rather work in darkness, because at least I know - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I'd rather work in darkness, because at least I know
That I'm-- That-- I don't want to work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That I'm-- That-- I don't want to work
And my-- my fear, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And my-- my fear,
And that makes us co-dependent upon a thing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And that makes us co-dependent upon a thing
There has been an awakening, an awareness. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
There has been an awakening, an awareness.
But that's enlightenment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
But that's enlightenment
To want, to know, to improve. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
To want, to know, to improve.
On the other hand, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
On the other hand, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...
We've got a long way to go." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
We've got a long way to go."