BLK:INV · EXHIBITION THESIS · 2026
CULTURE
IS AN ASSET CLASS
Black invention was never compensated as capital — it was extracted as labor.
50,000 patents. $293 trillion in lost commercial value.
Culture does not depreciate. Innovation compounds. The record endures.
Asset Type
IP
Intellectual Property
Instruments
50,247
Patents filed · 1820–1960
LCV Estimate · Live
$299.42T
Cook et al. · accruing now
Settlement Paid
$0
No compensation to date
About This Work
BLK:INV is a live patent terminal built on 1.3M records from ICPSR Study 109970. Every node in the particle field represents a verified patent classification. The inventors floating above the cloud are embedded in the dataset — not curated highlights.
MoCADA · Brooklyn
April 2026
MADE CX
2 Corinthians 6:17
COME OUT FROM
AMONG THEM
AND BE SEPARATE,
SAYS THE LORD;
DO NOT TOUCH ANY
UNCLEAN THING,
AND I WILL
WELCOME YOU
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