The Artists: Jesus Gets An Erection And Tattoo For Now
THE Artists: Anorak’s look at art in the news…
Jesus Is Pleased To see You
An art gallery in Britain which exhibited a statue of Jesus Christ with an erection was taken to court by a devout Christian on Tuesday who said she was offended by the work and argued that the gallery would “not have dared” to portray Mohammed, let alone in that way.
A man has sold an elaborate tattoo of the Virgin Mary – which is still on his back – to an art collector who plans to ‘exhibit’ him three times a year.
The extraordinary transaction – which Zurich gallery owner Jutta Nexdorf claims is the first of its kind – earned the vendor, Tim Steiner, 150,000 euros ($AU219,000).
Under the terms of the sale, when Mr Steiner dies the tattoo – which took 35 hours to create – will be removed and handed over to its new owner.
Albeit shrunken with bits of linament stuck in it…
Posted: 3rd, September 2008 | In: Strange But True Comments (9) | TrackBack | Permalink
