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By Gregory A. Disney-Britton

"Adoration of the Magi" by Armando Adrian-Lopez

If you were a king, what kind would you be? In Matthew 2, we read of three kings (magi) who defy the fearful King Herod, so they can "pay homage" to the "king of the Jews." Today it takes the same kind of guts for artists to "pay homage" as worship vs. simple performance. New Mexico's Armando Adrian-Lopez is an outsider artist whose visual storytelling is the result of his warrior roots, training as a basket maker, and an "unshakable belief in LaUnidad, Unity in all things." That's why Armando's "Adoration of the Magi" is our NEWS OF WEEK.

For other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world, see below:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Nickolai Dudko's sacred Thangkas [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Encounter Vishnu at the Metropolitan [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Shiite shrine to Imam Hussein in Iraq [More News]
• Jewish Art of Week: Jewish history of the New Testament [More News]
• Other Art of Week: Acknowledging death without the body [More News]

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