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| N.Y. gallery cancels naked chocolate Jesus exhibit |
| 2007-03-31 |
| A Manhattan art gallery canceled on Friday its Easter-season exhibit of a life-size chocolate sculpture depicting a naked Jesus, after an outcry by Roman Catholics. The sculpture "My Sweet Lord" by Cosimo Cavallaro was to have been exhibited for two hours each day next week in a street-level window of the Roger Smith Lab Gallery in Midtown Manhattan. The display had been scheduled to open on Monday, days ahead of Good Friday when Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus. But protests including a call to boycott the affiliated Roger Smith Hotel forced the gallery to scrap the showing. "Your response to the exhibit at the Lab Gallery is crystal clear and has brought to our attention the unintended reaction of you and other conscientious friends of ours to the exhibition of Cosimo Cavallaro," Roger Smith Hotel President James Knowles said in a statement addressed to "Dear Friends." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 I like chocolate, I like Jesus and I like nekked, but I'm pretty sure I don't want 'em served up all swirled together. I'm pretty sure Jim Bakker would say the same thing about his first marriage. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-31 17:59 |
| #8 I like chocolate, I like Jesus and I like nekked, but I'm pretty sure I don't want 'em served up all swirled together. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-03-31 16:46 |
| #7 Yikes! Serious catch SM. Lordy all Ima can remember is Careful withn thatn Axel Elrod. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-31 13:48 |
| #6 Cavallaro is hardly being original. Check out these 20-year-old Tom Waits lyrics: Dont go to church on sunday Dont get on my knees to pray Dont memorize the books of the bible I got my own special way Bit I know jesus loves me Maybe just a little bit more I fall on my knees every sunday At zerelda lees candy store Well its got to be a chocolate jesus Make me feel good inside Got to be a chocolate jesus Keep me satisfied Well I dont want no anna zabba Dont want no almond joy There aint nothing better Suitable for this boy Well its the only thing That can pick me up Better than a cup of gold See only a chocolate jesus Can satisfy my soul (solo) When the weather gets rough And its whiskey in the shade Its best to wrap your savior Up in cellophane He flows like the big muddy But thats ok Pour him over ice cream For a nice parfait Well its got to be a chocolate jesus Good enough for me Got to be a chocolate jesus Good enough for me Well its got to be a chocolate jesus Make me feel good inside Got to be a chocolate jesus Keep me satisfied |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2007-03-31 13:38 |
| #5 It must have been all the Christian threats of suicide bombers and car torchings that did it. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-03-31 13:33 |
| #4 I know what piece Rosie wouldn't eat... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-31 13:11 |
| #3 I'm still waiting for the chocolate mohamid cartoons. Such brave artists. |
| Posted by: Dan Canaveral 2007-03-31 12:52 |
| #2 I heard that Rosie O'Donnell visited the exhibit, and before the guards could act, she had eaten half of it. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-03-31 10:05 |
| #1 It looked good to me :) |
| Posted by: newc 2007-03-31 08:43 |