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Banksy, Christ With Shopping Bags, 2004

Banksy

Christ With Shopping Bags, 2004
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
70 x 50 cm
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in
Edition of 82
Hand signed
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Christ with Shopping Bags, aka CWSB, portrays the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Banksy has removed the crucifixion cross from the iconic scene. Jesus Christ is holding shopping bags, wrapped with...
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Christ with Shopping Bags, aka CWSB, portrays the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Banksy has removed the crucifixion cross from the iconic scene. Jesus Christ is holding shopping bags,  wrapped with fluorescent pink ribbons, and seeping with black blood. The viewer sees Christmas presents such as candy cane and Mickey Mouse. The image is a satire on modern commercialism, pointing a finger at the hypocrisy of modern celebration.
Modern commercialism in the hands of Jesus Christ evokes a sense of unease. Furthermore, Jesus Christ appears in pain, weighed down by the shopping bags, symbolizing the damage consumerism has on the original values of Christianity such as charity, compassion, forgiveness and gratitude. Banksy uses effective motifs such as the melting gifts to suggest the ephemerality of modern Christmas, whilst the crucifixion represents how society has sacrificed happiness for material things, which offer only transitory joy. The grey background and muted colors evoke a sense of foreboding and gloom at the same time reinforcing Banksy’s comment on the superficiality of modern Christmas in this clever composition. Unusually for Banksy, this striking visual was never shown on the street, and its relatively low edition size places it in high demand. 
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