April 2, 2007
Chocolate Jesus On The Move
Ever since The Lab, the gallery at the Roger Smith Hotel, canceled an exhibit of a 6-foot, nude crucified Jesus carved out of chocolate after much furor, the question is now: When will My Sweet Lord (the name of the 200-pound sculpture) rise again?
Chocolate Christ's creator - heh! - Cosimo Cavallaro says that he's received many offers to display his sculpture: "I've got thousands of e-mails of help and donations, people who want to support it, give money, even offer exhibition space, from Holland to Japan."
What is awesome is that the chocolate Jesus is in an undisclosed refrigerated truck, because Cavallaro and the sculpture have received threats. Well, obviously it's the truck with a beatific light shining on it.
And the canceled exhibit was not without sacrifice: The creative director Matt Semler resigned in protest. He told the AP that the exhibit was the victim of "a strong-arming from people who haven’t seen the show, seen what we’re doing. They jumped to conclusions completely contrary to our intentions."
Photograph by Mary Altaffer/AP
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they should cut up choco jesus and sell him to the masses!
^^ they do, in dry wafer-form, every sunday!
How to get attention as an artist 101:
1. Create offense imagery of Jesus
2. ?
3. Profit!
How to get attention as an artist 101:
1. Create offensive imagery of Jesus
2. ?
3. Profit!
Nah, stick him in the sun and watch him melt!
It's just odd at what they're offended at.
It seems the problem is that he has his genitalia exposed, not that he's made of a confectionery product. They just don't want anyone to talk about Jesus' chocolate balls.
Perhaps it's the combination that is problematic. Or maybe they think he's supposed to be the only blond, blue eyed semite in northern africa.
Too bad those whacko jesus nuts freak out any time someone has an opposing view. If a chocolate jesus gets you angry, perhaps we should monitor you like good old Ted Kazinski.
Perhaps a list of religious intolerants, similar to a no-fly list is in order!
I'm an atheist, but come on, this is some people's prophet. They see the guy as sacred and the son of God. Respect their religion and make a chocolate Britney Spears instead.
I hear if you eat Chocolate Jesus's penis, you'll receive a super libido and your penis will grow 12 inches.
Wow, there are so many good jokes just waiting to be made
Wow, there are so many good jokes just waiting to be made
Why don't all of these brave artists go after Muhammad? Candy a**es.
If they let it sit out long enough it will eventually turn white, which is what Xtians in this country think he is anyway.
It doesn't look delish; it looks like one of those cadavers from the "Bodies" exhibit. Maybe some frosting panties would help ease the pain of seeing candy genitals?
Go to www.choosejesusrightnow.com & click on BUMPER STICKERS.
Bill Maher had the best line I've heard so far:
"Chocolate Jesus, or as the Democrats like to call him, Obama..."
PS: Matty... you're dead right. Which is why artists should be grateful to wingnuts like Bill "Jameson's Neat" Donohue.