October 19, 2007
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NEW YORK -- It angered Catholics before an April exhibit was canceled, but a chocolate Jesus is being resurrected at a New York Art Gallery.
The six-foot milk chocolate sculpture titled "My Sweet Lord" depicts a nude, anatomically correct Jesus Christ hanging from an invisible cross. It will be flanked by a set of chocolate Catholic icons, including the Virgin Mary and half a dozen saints when the exhibit opens later this month.
The original exhibit had been scheduled to open four days before Good Friday, when Christians mark Christ's crucifixion. That prompted an outcry and even death threats directed at the artist who created it.
But Cosimo Cavallaro said he also got a lot of positive mail from Catholics and theologians, and even people in monasteries. Saying "there is nothing offensive about this," Cavallaro predicted a better reception this time around.
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Comments
"Your own.. ed-i-ble.. Jesus" - Depeche Mode. There IS nothing offensive about this - if anything, I'd actually interpret it as a statement about how we've removed God from "religious" holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc) - especially since it was supposed to open on Good Friday - about the time kids start expecting chocolate rabbits. That oughtta be a boat these people would _want_ to jump on.
The original one the artist created last year had to go to be stored in a warehouse after it was removed from the exhibit. While stored in the warehouse, rats and mice ate and nibbled on Chocolate Jesus.
I say, the artist should have used the 'eaten by rats' version of chocolate Jesus.
I AGREE! That would have been cooler!
BTW, it wasn't me... I'm allergic to chocolate. ;-)
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