02/04/2007 April
Chocolate Christ exhibition cancelled
The New York art gallery has decided to cancel the display of a chocolate
sculpture of Jesus Christ after protests by a US Catholic group. 02/04/2007
Artist Cosimo Cavallaro calls his six-foot (1.8m) sculpture "My
Sweet Lord," and he used 200 pounds (90 kg) of chocolate to make
the sculpture that depicts a naked Jesus Christ with his arms outspread.
The sculpture was to have been displayed from Monday at Manhattan's Lab
Gallery at the Roger Smith Hotel, four days before Christians mark Christ's
crucifixion on Good Friday.
The timing of the display provoked an outcry.
Bill Donohue, Head of Catholic League, which describes itself as the nation's
largest Catholic civil rights organisation, called it "one of the
worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever."
We're delighted with the outcome," said Kiera McCaffrey, spokeswoman
for the League.
Mr Cavallaro, the Canadian-born artist, is known for known for his "eclectic"
forms of expression and uses food ingredients in his art, on one occasion
painting a hotel room in mozzarella cheese. 02/04/2007
29/03/2007 March
Milk chocolate sculpture of a naked Jesus Christ.
A US Catholic group is infuriated at the display of a milk chocolate sculpture
of a naked Jesus Christ at a New York gallery.
A US Catholic group is infuriated at the display of a milk chocolate
sculpture of a naked Jesus Christ at a New York gallery.
Artist Cosimo Cavallaro calls his six-foot (1.8m) sculpture "My Sweet
Lord," and he used 200 pounds (90 kg) of chocolate to make the sculpture.
Catholic League head Bill Donohue called it "one of the worst assaults
on Christian sensibilities ever".
The sculpture will be displayed from Monday at Manhattan's Lab Gallery
at the Roger Smith Hotel, four days before Christians mark Christ's crucifixion
on Good Friday.
The Catholic League, which describes itself as the nation's largest Catholic
civil rights organisation, also criticised the timing of the exhibition.
"The fact that they chose Holy Week shows this is calculated, and
the timing is deliberate," Mr Donohue said.
He called for a boycott of the gallery and the hotel where exhibition
is being held.
Mr Cavallaro, the Canadian-born artist, is known for known for his "eclectic"
forms of expression and uses food ingredients in his art, on one occasion
painting a hotel room in mozzarella cheese.
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