Uncanny Carne?

October 9, 2008 10:51 AM

Hot Dogs in Hot Love. Banksy is back with a gallery show in NYC featuring crazy robotic food. At least I hope these are robots.
posted by Paid In Full (14 comments total)

*sets down lawn chair. holds up 2-sided sign saying "BANKSY IS AWESOME / BANKSY SUCKS AMIRITE?" lights cigarette. pours whiskey.*
posted by shmegegge at 11:12 AM on October 9, 2008

NYT article, that I just coincidentally finished reading. Then I spent a few moments lamenting the fact that there is no earthly way I could possibly get to NYC before Halloween. Put me squarely in the BANKSY IS AWESOME camp.
posted by mygothlaundry at 11:22 AM on October 9, 2008

I'm right there with you, mgl. I'm at work and just literally burst out laughing at some of these pieces. Wicked and clever.
posted by jokeefe at 11:24 AM on October 9, 2008

They were doing another one of his rat murals outside my building this morning. I will have to go to that gallery show and thank him for putting a giant rat right outside my front door. It's a hell of a way to snap you out of a hangover.
posted by Dormant Gorilla at 11:31 AM on October 9, 2008

Banksy doing a gallery installation involving food? Oh, please don't go all Damien Hirst on us.

*clicks links*

Oh, good.
posted by loquacious at 11:34 AM on October 9, 2008

I'm in the Banksy Rocks camp, though my hipster friends (who introduced me to his work in the first place) all say "meh."
posted by elwoodwiles at 11:36 AM on October 9, 2008

penises they look like moving penises red writhing penises oh god
posted by Pastabagel at 11:49 AM on October 9, 2008 [2 favorites]

I'll be there on Saturday with my old B&W SLR.

Things like this make me happy to live in NYC :)
posted by teabag at 11:53 AM on October 9, 2008

pastabagel: i think that's a feature for some folks.
posted by rmd1023 at 12:00 PM on October 9, 2008

NOTE TO USERS: Mefi Nabsky threads are sinkholes for editorial thought.
posted by humannaire at 12:07 PM on October 9, 2008

So, thats where the nugget is on a chicken.
posted by isopraxis at 12:18 PM on October 9, 2008

This is good.
Creepy. Simple. Humorous. Popular. Unpretentious. Free. Easy to copy and play with in your kitchen. Unsettling. Fun. Makes you see the daily world differently.
Genius.
posted by bru at 12:42 PM on October 9, 2008

So many different types of Awesome. Go Banksy.
posted by AzzaMcKazza at 3:34 PM on October 9, 2008

I was fully prepared for this to be more ridiculously overrated sophomoric shite, but, no, it's actually pretty good, very funny stuff. Nice one, Banksy.
posted by jack_mo at 9:02 AM on October 10, 2008