The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill is an art installation by Banksy. Held in Greenwich Village in 2008, it marked the graffiti artist's first official exhibition in New York.[1] The installation took the form of a fake pet shop and aimed to question "our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming".[2]
| The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill | |
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| Artist | Banksy |
| Year | 2008 |
Banksy said that "New Yorkers don't care about art, they care about pets. So I'm exhibiting them instead." The installation featured a variety of bizarre exhibits, including animatronic hot-dogs apparently performing a sex act; chicken nuggets with legs, dipping themselves in sauce; and a robot monkey wearing headphones, watching TV in a cage.[1][2]
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edit- ^ a b "Banksy's new installation The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill in New York". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "In pictures: Banksy's pet shop". BBC News. October 10, 2008. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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