Here are some photos.

(click image to jump to gallery)

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Here are some photos from the exhibition and Kotaro Hatch’s performance.  (click image to jump to gallery)

Here is my piece (click either image to jump to gallery).

“Historically, a Black Madonna or Black Virgin is an iconic painting of Mary, usually from the medieval period in Europe, in which she is depicted with dark skin.  In this specific sense, Black Madonna does not refer to African representations; the dark coloration is generally attributed to the dark nature of the wood used or darkening over time by candle soot.

“Black Madonna” is the next installment (following “The Deposition”) in a series titled “In Nomine Dei” investigating the idolization of anachronistic religious iconography, symbology, script, and language in the contemporary world.  Inspired by Caravaggio, who in his day dared to depict holy figures as common folk (using “real” people – paupers, beggars, and prostitutes, most commonly – as his models, rather than idealizing), Krzysztof depicts the contemporary equivalent, using images of “real” people in “real” situations, taken from media sources, as models to depict holy figures and scenes from Judeo-Christian religious mythology otherwise depicted idealistically.”

Click for link to photos from the exhibition and walk-around.

Here is the flyer:

And here are a few photos from the exhibition at the new Cafe Absinthe:

This is a major event.  The last one (2009) was featured in the Asahi Shimbun.

Check out the blog!  (mostly Japanese, some English)

Special thanks to Guido and Kaori!

Photos by Atsushi