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The Second Coming Of ‘Beast Jesus’: Replacement For Stolen Head Of Church Statue Goes Awry

VISUAL Posted: October 21, 2016 3:44 pm

When vandals knocked off the head of the young Christ in a Madonna-and-child statue at a parish in Sudbury, Ontario, the priest accepted the offer of a local artist to sculpt a replacement. Uh-oh: our correspondent describes the result as “Lisa Simpson crossed with King Triton.” Where have we seen this story before?

VISUAL Published: 10.20.16

Read the story in Hyperallergic Published: 10.20.16

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