"This one is not a mural but an installation: a mock pet supply shop, filled with animatronic creatures like a rhesus monkey and would-be creatures like fish sticks swimming in a tank. The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill, as the green awning reads, is Banksy’s first official exhibition in New York, his representatives say, and it will be open to the public daily through Oct. 31."
New York Times
Photo: Robert Stolarik for The New York Times
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My opinon:
I think this art show would be something that would maybe impact your kids and maybe get them to question their food, however for me it's just obvious. Maybe I'm just too "in to" organic food and yet aware that people chow down on the processed crap. It does show a bleak future (or even present) where our food isn't natural and the way we treat livestock is not right, however the exhibition doesn't feel edgy or new. However I am looking at photographs I haven't actually seen the exhibition.
I love Banksy's edgy street art, not such a fan of these pieces. I think he wanted to really make a statement about "our relationship with animals and ethics and the sustainability of factory farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing." (Banksy said in a statement distributed by his publicist) It sounds cute, maybe not shocking. It's a good issue to address, but I'll be surprised if it changes any attitudes. (However I'll be really happy if it does!)
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