Just when we thought our Friday night constitutional through the West Village couldn't get weirder, we come across The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. (Click on the link; it's worth it. There are videos you'll watch again and again.) At first glance, this place looks like a run-of-the-mill pet shop. But on closer inspection, you see something's not quite...right.
The sign outside the store reads, "Open for Rare Breeds, Pet Supplies, Mechanically Retrieved Meat." No,those aren't baby chicks at right, they're chicken nuggets! You guessed it. This is an art installation. What you don't see in these pictures is the motion. Each of these things was moving around, kind of like a processed-food version of the Hall of Presidents at Disney World.
Fish sticks swimming around a goldfish bowl. Hot dogs squirming around a snake enclosure. If you're in New York, you've got to make it down to this place. Its' at 89 7th Ave. South, between Bleecker and West 4th Streets. It's open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 am until October 31, and it's free!
Update: There's more info at Andrew Sullivan's blog and the New York Times.
I saw this last week. It's great!
I also like the monkey watching Nat Geo monkey porn and the leopard fur coat : )
Posted by: Brownie | October 26, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Hey, Pam! It was so cool! I took pics of the monkey and the fur coat, but they didn't turn out so good. Those are two of the pieces that I think you've got to see in person to really appreciate it. Jon and I walked by last night, and there was a line down the block to get in.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | October 27, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Bizarre! I might just have to drag Nico down to check that out!!
Posted by: April | October 28, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Hey, April. You and Nico *have* to go. It's so weird...you have to see it in person!
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | October 29, 2008 at 02:11 PM