PROOF is delighted to present the Diamond Exhibition, our first curated show for the Moonbirds community. This show marks our unified focus on art, artists, and art collecting. To celebrate our community, we have curated a show that showcases a wide range of artistic backgrounds and styles, including generative pieces, photography, hand-drawn works, and more. PROOF is dedicated to sharing the stories behind all of these collections. Diamond Exhibition is just the beginning of how Moonbirds will connect with these pieces and their creators.

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Diamond Exhibition

End Transmissions is a collection based on a memory. Growing up, I can recall late nights trying to stay awake, lit by the steady glow of the television keeping me warm (and safe) as if some sort of digital campfire. Even while the evening slipped into the dark recesses of night where monsters lurked, there was something comforting about that persistent glimmer; keeping the room safe with its revealing reach into even the darkest corners of the room that would normally be swallowed by the darkness. There was safety within the bounds of that flickering light, shielding me and keeping at bay all of the things that slither through the night.

But eventually Id drift off and I can remember being jarred awake when, at the end of the day, the programming would ultimately end with sudden and auditory cry that often roused me out of my sleep. There was something about that feeling, about waking up while the once ever-present television was essentially shrugging as if to say Ive got nothing left for you that filled me with a sense of unease. It was as if all of the grownups who run the world were asleep, and here I was  alone and in a place I shouldnt be at a time that I shouldnt see. Peering behind the curtain where there was nothing left but me and whatever else roams the night at this ungodly hour.

That sense of being adrift in the unknown of night felt ominous. It felt unknown and I felt like a lone explorer who only wished to return to the safety and the comfort of sleep that would take me anywhere but here. Id close my eyes and hope to find respite in the arms of a dream. 

End Transmissions #147

End Transmissions #124

Resurrection by Alma Thomas

In 1966, at the age of 74, Alma Thomas painted *Resurrection*, a work that exemplifies her expressive and joyous color abstractions.

Thomas was a pioneering artist who is recognized as one of the great American painters of the 20th century. Thomas was the first student to graduate from Howard Universitys art department, and the first Black woman to have an exhibit at the Whitney. In 2014, *Resurrection* became the first artwork by an African-American woman to enter the White Houses permanent collection.

As part of the Grails II collection, in partnership with The White House Historical Association and Iconic Moments, Linda Dounia Rebeiz"s *Sparrows Do Not Fear the Sun* was inspired by *Resurrection* and Alma Thomas"s story.

All *Resurrection* tokens are bound to a corresponding *Sparrows Do Not Fear the Sun* token, meaning that the former cannot be transferred independently. This means that only owners of *Sparrows Do Not Fear the Sun* can ever be owners of *Resurrection*.

Resurrection #8

Museum Of Permuted Art

Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais

Permuted by [@wheatatreat](https://twitter.com/wheatatreat)