Banksy’s Pet Shop in New York



Worldwide known British street artist, Banksy is in New York now and he’s doing more than just painting graffiti , or hiding. Banksy has just opened a new installation entitled The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. A surreal pet shop complete with animatronic animals and kiddie dolphin ride.It concentrates on the contradictory ways in which people see and use animals as food, pets, exotic beasts, and clothing.

Banksy's White Rabbit Pet
Banksy’s White Rabbit

Banksy's White Rabbit Pet
Banksy’s White Rabbit

Banksy's Hot Dogs Pet
Banksy’s Hot Dogs

Banksy's Hot Dogs Pet
Banksy’s Hot Dogs

Banksy's Fish Sticks Pet
Banksy’s Fish Sticks

Banksy's Leopard Pet
Banksy’s Leopard

Banksy's Dolphin Pet
Banksy’s Dolphin

Banksy's Tweety Pet
Banksy’s Tweety

Banksy's Chicken Nuggets Pet
Banksy’s Chicken Nuggets

The exhibition is on at 89, Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York, until October 31.

Photos by : Robert Stolarik for The New York Times.


Comments

  • 1
    Shirley
    October 14, 2008 - 6:54 am | Permalink

    This man has a fantastic imagination. I love his work

  • 2
    October 16, 2008 - 10:21 am | Permalink

    Pretty cool for raising awareness. Better than his negative attitude stuff…

  • 3
    bobby
    October 18, 2008 - 3:49 am | Permalink

    love it!! bit weird tho

  • 4
    Claire
    November 11, 2008 - 10:46 pm | Permalink

    Very sickening and will hopefully put a knot in some stomach right before lunch

    wonderful

    i hope to see it in person

  • 5
    November 14, 2008 - 1:20 am | Permalink

    Unearthly and incredibly astute he is!!!

  • 6
    rorro_dance
    August 29, 2010 - 9:37 am | Permalink

    grande banksy!!!