An unassuming West Village storefront located between the kitschy Jekyll & Hyde and Sushi Samba, has become the spot of Banksy's first New York City Exhibition. The installation uses animatronic animals and processed food, like fish stricks "swimming" in a fishbowl or chicken nuggets dipping themselves into bbq sauce, "to question our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming." What Banksy does better than other street artists is to make the obvious seem like profound observations that you couldn't possibly think of. There's nothing groundbreaking in showing a caged rhesus monkey watching monkey sex on the discovery channel but through the exhibit's flawless execution you'd be hard pressed to leave completely unaffected.
The Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill
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