In the work of Christ With Shopping Bags, Christ is being crucified, and his pain is not lessened by the weight of his shopping bags.

This print also known as‘Consumer Jesus’ or CWSB portrays a crucified Jesus Christ without a cross with shopping bags. This is a criticism of the commercial meaning behind a religious festivity. How the spirit of capitalism has invaded even the most ‘sacred’ spaces. Again Banksy changes the focus of iconic images to replace them with a fierce critique of capitalism.

There were only 82 of these produced, possibly as a reference to Hugo Van Der Goes’ piece ‘Christ on a Cross’ who died in 1482 before completing the work. There was also an original of this found in the corner of the shop ‘Santa’s Ghetto’ in 2004.

This chromo-lithography 50.5 x 35 cm, signed in the right lower side, under the image, in pencil, "BANKSY"; the stamp of the publishing house and bearing the number in the right lower side, in pencil ”40/150”, PRINTMAKING P.O.W”