A video of Bansky's animatronic food installation in New York. I already ran a photo of the nuggets:
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/10/the-village-pet-store/209629/
Here's the the artist's explanation:
New Yorkers don't care about art, they care about pets. So I'm exhibiting them instead. I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing. I took all the money I made exploiting an animal in my last show and used it to fund a new show about the exploitation of animals. If its art and you can see it from the street, I guess it could still be considered street art.
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