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Banksy’s Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill

Topics: Popular Media | Add A CommentBy admin | October 12, 2008

Do you want flies with that?

The disturbing video at left is from “Pseudo Anonymous Artist” Banksy’s latest creation, The Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill (do you want flies with that?). The first time I saw Banksy’s work, I cynically thought “Cool. Just what the world needs. Another celebrity graffiti artist”. I’ve sinced changed my tune; his resistance to claiming his fame is kind of admirable. I was especially amused that he chose an Emo Phillips quote for the latest manifesto on his web site: “When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness”. Emo should go into politics. Although the Pet Store & Grill will be open from 10am until midnight every day until October 31st, you probably won’t make it to New York to see the exhibit, so Banksy has graciously created a YouTube page with videos of most of the “menu”. You know, I always had a hunch as a kid that there was something that they weren’t telling us about fish sticks.