Artist and prankster Banksy's latest installation is a mock pet supply store on 7th Ave. near Bleeker St. in New York's West Village. This is no ordinary pet store tho. In store windows, chicken nuggets dip themselves into sauce, a white rabbit covered in makeup and jewels gazing into the mirror, and a fish bowl with swimming fish sticks.
"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. 'Open for Pet Supplies/Rare Breeds/Mechanically retrieved meat' says a sign in front of the shop. Bales of hay dot the sidewalk, along with a kiddie dolphin ride, wrapped in a fishing net like the day's catch. But it is the leopard in one of the storefront windows that stops passers-by first. 'Is that -- real?' a woman asked on Wednesday, peering at a large furry object perched on a tree branch, its tail swinging. It's not: it is an ingeniously arranged fake fur coat. The robot monkey is more lifelike: it sits, breathing, in a cage inside the store, wearing headphones, holding a remote and watching a television clip of some fellow monkeys in an amorous moment."
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i adore the McNuggets dipping into the sauce... genius.