Artist wants Jesus Popsicles to stand as statement on fanaticism, violence

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By Eliott C. McLaughlin

NEW YORK -- Sebastian Errazuriz has used art to take on an array of issues...Now, the Brooklyn-based artist is taking aim at what he sees as religious extremism. At a party this weekend celebrating New York Design Week, the Chilean-born artist plans to hand out 100 "Christian Popsicles" made of "frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ" and featuring a crucifix instead the tongue depressor that typically hosts the frozen treats, he said. Errazuriz wants his "Christian Popsicles," which will be stained red by the wine after their consumption, to signify the relationship between fanaticism and historic religious violence. [link]