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CHARLIE DOLL

Fernando Carpaneda, the Brazilian sculptor based in New York City once again has pushed the envelop. His latest art project have being creating a lot of buzz all over, specially among Arabs and the homophobic religious leaders."Charlie", The Gay Doll ,created by Carpaneda is a composition of several important figures: the doll's' body is based on the Russian journalist and photographer, Slava Mogutin, who is the most famous gay celebrity in that country, and was chosen by Fernando in honor of Vladimir Putin(Russia's President), who banned gay pride demonstrations in his "land". Charlie's face was inspired by Edino Fonseca(Brazilian priest), who had the audacity to propose using taxpayers money to establish clinics to cure gay people. Can you believe that?    The doll initially came in 5 versions(Skinhead, Arab, Jew, Priest and Fundamentalist Christian), but Fernando also added two more versions: one Young Black Man, and the other one in drag, which he paid homage to my character Gazelle. Yes, there is a Charlie Gazelle.The Arab version was created in tribute of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Fernando Carpaneda also dedicated the doll to the Pope, as he is one of the most homophobic religious leaders in history. The Pope was just here in New York, so I don't know if Fernando tried to meet him!    Charlie also comes with two penises options, erect or flaccid uncircumcised. The penis model was based on Carpaneda's own penis. Wow!    Recently, the doll was bought by Nigel Grimmer who is in charge of the first gay section of the Madame Tussauds museum, in London. Nigel is also an artist and curator of The Gay Doll Museum, the first gay dolls museum in the world.     Charlie, The Gay Doll, can be purchased at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York, where the president's name is Charles Leslie, another tribute from the artist Fernando Carpaneda.

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