Environmental Graffiti

Bansky’s Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill

Banksy has opened a different sort of pet store in Greenwich Village and the 'animals' in the cages are something you would expect from a happy meal at McDonalds. The show entitled ‘The Village Pet Store and Grill' explores society's use of animals as pets, food, and clothing. Displays range from 'Chicken Nuggets' where the fast food treat appears to peck at a trough of ketchup to fish sticks floating in a fish bowl.

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Tsunami Hits New York City

What do you normally do with all the empty bottles, old clothes, and worn out shoes that pile up over the course of your life? If you’re like most people, they probably get thrown in the garbage to be shipped to a place far away. If you’re a little more ecologically minded, they get recycled or donated to charity. If you’re Jean Shin, they get converted into works of art.

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