There was such a catholic fury over the anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of jesus that the gallery show featuring it was cancelled. Word is M&M’s are trying to create a candy shell loin cloth, for the kids.Now we can safely go back to the more tolerable images of Jesus, you know, the ones with gaping wounds spilling blood, face twisted in agony and dispair. I suppose you have to draw the line at the idea that under the loin cloth there was more than a nebulous ken doll-like bulge.I actually found out about this from a Harper’s weekly update, which stated that someone stole the penis and ate it. Followed by a quick correction–they had gotten that information from a satirical site. That is funny.

here’s an article. This also calls for a little Tom Waits’ Chocolate Jesus, perhaps an inspiration to the artist? Who btw is now covered in sweet sweet offers for his work.

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Jean Baudrillard died this week. He was a post-modern thinker who was never afraid to challenge the perceptions of our consumer culture. I wonder what his final take on reality was during his last breaths. It just goes to show, life really is just a brief illusion– I love that he challenged all of ours.

“One of his better known theories postulates that we live in a world where simulated feelings and experiences have replaced the real thing. This seductive “hyperreality,” where shopping malls, amusement parks and mass-produced images from the news, television shows and films dominate, is drained of authenticity and meaning. Since illusion reigns, he counseled people to give up the search for reality.” read more…NY Times Piece 

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Even though these pictures are real, the stamps are not.  They were made by artist Michael Hernandez de Luna. 

“The artist’s pieces violate a number of laws. In addition to reproducing trademarked designs for Viagra and Prozac, de Luna has sent his artist stamps through the mail as postage. The cancelled letters are a testament to his skill in fooling postal workers.”

Many other works like these are featured at The Stamp Art and Postal History of Michael Thompson and Michael Hernandez de Luna. There is a book published with the same name and I think someone should buy it for me, but it’s sold out and I can’t even find any on ebay!

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