The Supervillian's Guide to Art, Part 1: Kicking up a SuperFuss!

So Brett Murray's painting 'The Spear' has caused such a furore in the last few days that I can no longer remain silent on the issue - since no self-respecting supervillain is without an opinion on everything.

The painting (on display at the Goodman Gallery) initially caused a storm of media frenzy & debate within the country due to it's depiction of President Jacob Zuma in all his 'glory' -  not only does the painting portray Zuma in a fashion similar to an iconic poster of Lenin, but Jay-Z's ahem, 'manhood' is exposed for all to see.

So naturally loads of people kicked up a fuss about the painting, including the ANC & President Zuma himself - who claims that the painting depicts him as "a philanderer and a womaniser" & makes a mockery of his office.
At this point in time it is worth pointing out that Jay-Z has been married 6 times, currently has 4 wives & a fiancée, and also has had a couple of kids out of wedlock with a bunch of other women. Then there's also the issue of all the comments he made during his infamous rape trial...
So naturally, 'The Spear' is a rather appropriate title for the painting, which is part of Murray's 'Hail to the Thief II' exhibition at the gallery.
The ANC threatened to take legal action against the Goodman Gallery in the Johannesburg High Court, after their request to have the exhibition censored, was denied by the gallery.

All I want for Christmas is a jacket made of cheese?!

So according to a Dr. Neal Barnard (founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) cheese can be addictive - because it contains small amounts of morphine made in the cow's liver. Apparently when the dairy protein is broken apart in the stomach during digestion, it releases the opiate molecules.
That would explain why some people can't seem to get enough of it...
However, there's cheese addictions & cheese addictions!
Take this Canadian artist for example. He seems to use cheese quite a lot. Perhaps his mother denied him the pleasure as a child & he's now making up for lost time by over-indulging.
I'm sure the creative process must be quite frustrating if you can't finish a piece because the craving constantly overwhelms you & you keep nibbling on the work...
Check out his Cheese Room, Candy Chair & the bed made of ham.