More of Banksy in New York: Two more murals go up; animatronic show/installation “The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill” opens in West Village
October 9th, 2008
Nuggets by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via the New York Times
Two new Banksy rat murals have gone up (following two previous murals, as covered by AO here and here); one at the corner of Houston and MacDougal, the other at Canal and West Broadway. The murals are tie-ins for The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill, Banksy’s new installation/storefront in the West Village and his first official show in New York. The storefront features a number of animatronic representations of animals and food derived from animals, highlighting the disintermediation between the two due to excessive processing and the contemporary consumerist, fast food culture. “I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming,” said Banksy, quoted through a publicist in the New York Times. “But it ended up as chicken nuggets singing.”
Artist site: Banksy
Exhibition site: Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill
ArtObserved Profile: Banksy
Banksy exhibition features chicken nuggets [TelegraphUK]
Banksy Unveils Singing Chicken Nuggets at New York “Pet Supply Shop” [ArtInfo]
Where Fish Sticks Swim Free and Chicken Nuggets Self-Dip [New York Times]
Banksygate 2008: Banksy opens new show in New York! [Gothamist]
Banksy rats now in NYC! [Art Fag City]
VILLAGE PET STORE AND CHARCOAL GRILL
89 7th Avenue South - between West 4th Street and Bleecker
10am to 12am every day
through October 31st, 2008
Banksy mural at Houston and MacDougal streets, via ArtFagCity
Banksy mural at Canal and West Broadway, via Gothamist
Photo via Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill splash page
Fish sticks swimming in a fishbowl, hot dogs sauntering around terrariums, a dejected featherless tweety bird, chicken nuggets dipping themselves in mystery sauce, and a white rabbit with a pearl necklace filing its nails in front of a mirror are among the features at the pet store. The ‘pet store’ metaphor is also extended, with boxes of pet supplies and pet food, stacked next to cans of Hormel pork bits and other heavily processed meats.
Chicken Nuggets by Banksy, via The Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill
Fish Sticks by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via the New York Times
Hot Dogs by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via the New York Times
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Tweety, by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via the New York Times
White Rabbit by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via The New York Times
White Rabbit by Banksy, at the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, via the New York Times
