The Art Newspaper

Angelina feeds the world

By The Art Newspaper. From In The Frame
Published online: 04 August 2009

Celebrity shock artist Daniel Edwards, who brought us the Paris Hilton autopsy sculpture and the grossly realistic portrait of Britney Spears giving birth, is at it again. This time in honour of World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August, it's not too late to celebrate!), Edwards has immortalised the Supreme Mother of all Hollywood moms, Angelina Jolie, with a life-size bronze nude. Inspired by a photo spread in W magazine, "Landmark for Breastfeeding" shows a seated Ms Jolie-Pitt supporting twin babies in the "football-hold", which we understand is "an accepted technique for breastfeeding two babies simultaneously" according to press materials. The sculpture will be installed at the Mainsite Contemporary Art space in Norman, Oklahoma in September and a version may travel to London in October. And to reflect Angelina's mutli-cultural family, "future castings of the statue will represent other world cultures through variations of the babies' patina coloring". Such a universal embrace must make the UN Goodwill Ambassador proud.