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…
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
It only took a year to get Jesus into court, and it’s been adjourned.
Of course, it is Gateshead…
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Oh how I hate tattoos. Really really really.
A little bird or flower I can just about tolerate but the above? No. . and of course it begs the question…. , WHY?
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
it’s like wearing jewellery - except a bit more permanent…?
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Just hope Nexdorf doesn’t want to make a lampshade !
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Jesus with an erection is a horrible enough thought as it is, without someone then going and thrusting Mohammed and his dick into the whole sordid fantasy.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Although Jesus was the Son of God, he was made of blood. flesh and bone.
He had a beautiful relationship with a woman named Mary Magdelene - the scarcely mentioned thirteenth disciple.
Given that she was a former prostitute - I think we can safely say that she was hot-blooded and sexy enough to make sure that Jesus had an erection now and then.
Mary was also at the Cross as his Wife during the Crucifixion - if anybody wants to check it out in the Bible.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
but….but…. surely the human race wouldn’t be here without the odd erection every now and then….?
With regards to that back tattoo thing, I’m sure I watched a ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ when I was little that was along those lines. Of course, the man with the tattoo met an early and largely painful demise….
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 pm
…..which fortunately didn’t include the part of his anatomy with the tattoo on it…