Daniel Edwards is at is again! He’s previously polished our eyes with statues of a dead Paris Hilton, Octo-mom as an octopus, an Oprah sarcophagus, Suri Cruise’s poo in bronze, Hillary Clinton topless and the most notorious: Britney Spears giving birth on a bear-skin rug.

The statue, called “Landmark for Breastfeeding,” will be unveiled in MAINSITE Contemporary Art in Norman, Oklahoma on September 11, 2009 before moving to London later this fall. Dave Smith directed a short documentary about the making of the project, also titled “Landmark for Breastfeeding,” which also documents another project Edwards was working on, “The Brangelina.” Here’s an excerpt from the documentary:

For Edwards, the piece is meant to inspire people to accept public breastfeeding, using the naked bust of the exalted Hollywood mother to normalize the act in the minds of onlookers. Sandy Wilson of Phantom-Financial, the company that backed the project, agrees:

“We believe the statue sends a beautiful message by promoting the acceptance of public breastfeeding. Mothers should be encouraged to nurture their babies anywhere.”

Edwards says he’s been meaning to do a breastfeeding sculpture since the Britney piece, and after Angelina gave birth to Vivienne and Knox, he felt inspired.

~ Carrie Glass

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Here’s a gallery of Edwards’ eye-popping pop culture works: