This coming Saturday Sebastian Errazuriz’ holy wine “Christian Popsicles” will be served at the opening of the Love it or Leave it show at R’Pure Gallery in New York. The popsicles’ wood sticks are ingaved with laser and will be frozen with red wine to be distributed as a refreshment to the gallery attendants. According to Errazuriz the popsicles have been inadvertently blessed by the priest during the Eucharist, as the popsicles were hidden in a cooler by the artist.

The holy blood popsicles are a comment of the artist on the close relationship between extreme religious fanaticism and violent historic religious blood baths, referring to violent ‘Christian’ organisations such as the Ku Klux Klan.

“In the past years America has appeared to suffer a historical regression becoming more politically and religiously extremist than previous decades. The current religious fanatic groups although deemed potentially violent, are dismissed due to the current focus on religious fundamentals from the Middle East. While fighting the War on Terror, we forget that only a few decades ago, groups like the Ku Klux Klan, where a functioning, dominant political force in American society. The Klan much like other extremists identified themselves as a Christian organization, carrying out ‘God’s work’ branding the Flaming Cross as their symbol during their reign of terror. Today the Klan is long gone; nevertheless extreme religious and political groups continue to hold a dangerous and growing influence over American politics, demanding that politicians publicly profess their faith in God and enforce laws that defend the ideology of the Bible over individual liberties.”