Six-Foot Chocolate Jesus Most Anticipated Easter Work At GalleryThe Post Chronical
March 28, 2007
NEW YORK -- "World renowned artist Cosimo Cavallaro unveils his latest and most striking installation at the Lab Gallery (at the Roger Smith Hotel, 47th and Lexington avenue) in the early morning hours of April 1st."
The Catholic League is among those who are highly offended by the Easter treat.Well, now, today the exhibit has been shut down before it opened due to the outrage which included even death threats from offendees. [sigh]
"Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented as follows:
March 29, 2007 -- “The cowards at the Roger Smith Hotel, who were brazen enough to tease their trash to selected media sources over the past few days, have shut down and are refusing to talk to the press. But the artist has decided to go his own way. He is now inviting everyone to eat his chocolate Jesus.
“The Roger Smith Hotel is morally bankrupt. It is the goal of the Catholic League to make it financially bankrupt as well. Being mailed out today are hundreds of letters, complete with the news release I wrote a few hours ago, calling for a boycott of the hotel. These organizations represent millions of Americans across religious lines, as well as those who belong to non-sectarian groups. All of them can be counted on to never hold a conference at the hotel. And more—they will let all of their allies know about this incident.
“The Roger Smith Hotel will rue the day it sought to declare war on Christian sensibilities.”
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