"There are few career paths where a professional mishap leads to great success, but Cecilia Giménez found one. The Spanish artist, who died this week at the age of 94, rose to fame and notoriety in the 2010s for her delightful "restoration" of "Ecce Homo," a fresco of Jesus in a Zaragoza church. The face that launched a million memes, affectionately known as "Beast Jesus," may not have inspired religious ecstasy, but it birthed a cultural icon."
"Cecilia Giménez's botched restoration of a small fresco in Spain looks as entrancingly bad in person as it does in pictures. | Sabine Heinlein Since Cecilia Giménez Zueco transformed Elías García Martínez's "Ecce Homo" into the viral sensation "Monkey Jesus," the Santuario de Misericordia has been turned into an interactive tribute to the two artists' improbable collaboration. | Sabine Heinlein It is the botched restoration that just keeps giving. | Claire Boon"
"Speaking of icons, Heated Rivalry, the hit Canadian show about two hockey stars who fall for each other and navigate their sexuality, is quickly on its way to cult status. Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar examines the meme trends inspired by the steamy queer series, many of them harvested by Hyperallergic's very own Heated Rivalry fan, co-founder and Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian."
Cecilia Giménez died at age 94 after gaining international attention for a botched 2010s attempt to restore the Ecce Homo fresco in a Zaragoza church. The altered face became an internet phenomenon, nicknamed "Beast Jesus" or "Monkey Jesus," and generated a vast stream of memes and public fascination. The Santuario de Misericordia evolved into an interactive tribute celebrating the unexpected collaboration between Giménez and the original artist. The viral episode boosted local cultural tourism and produced enduring popular images. The Canadian show Heated Rivalry has also generated meme trends and growing cult interest.
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