Black Madonna and Child with saints on gold ground, Byzantine iconographic tradition
The Black Sacred II — A Global Iconography
Before the image was changed, the image was us. The Picture You Were Never Meant to See All at Once In the last exhibit, we documented what Asia already knew:... Read more...
Map of Asia with photographic evidence of Black populations across China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, flanked by classical Chinese text — The Black Sacred I, AMNI BLACK
The Black Sacred I — Asia
Before the image was changed, the image was Black. Read more...
Bao Gong — The Black Judge
Bao Gong — The Black Judge
The cultural and historical foundations behind the Bao Gong Series — The original exploring justice, incorruptibility, and Black iconography. Read more...

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Bao Gong — The Black Judge

Bao Gong — The Black Judge

The cultural and historical foundations behind the Bao Gong Series — The original exploring justice, incorruptibility...
Map of Asia with photographic evidence of Black populations across China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, flanked by classical Chinese text — The Black Sacred I, AMNI BLACK

The Black Sacred I — Asia

Before the image was changed, the image was Black.
Black Madonna and Child with saints on gold ground, Byzantine iconographic tradition

The Black Sacred II — A Global Iconography

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