
Black Baby Jesus
A striking and provocative photograph by Andres Serrano, *Black Baby Jesus* presents a close-up image of a dark-skinned infant Christ figure, rendered with Serrano's characteristic bold use of color and saturated light through dye destruction print. The work challenges traditional Western iconography by centering Blackness within a sacred religious symbol, inviting viewers to confront assumptions embedded in canonical depictions of divinity. Diasec mounting enhances the image's luminous depth and richness, giving the surface a polished, almost devotional quality that reinforces the tension between reverence and cultural critique.
- Medium
- Dye destruction print, Diasec mounted.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
April 1, 2014
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