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Arts and Culture

Banksy in New York: Defaced Gathers His Greatest Hits Under One Roof

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March 2010 Cover of Time Out London Designed By Banksy (All Photos By Gail)

My first exposure to Banksy — the pseudonymous British street artist (some say consortium) whose irreverent works of socio-political satire have appeared in site-specific locations across the globe — was a visit to his October, 2008 immersive Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. Located in a Greenwich Village, NYC storefront and filled with surreal creations both familiar and exotic, the installation was designed to look like a typical pet store, but with a twist. While there was no actual Charcoal Grill serving food, rather than selling live animals, the store featured a variety of animatronic pets, including fish sticks swimming in a fish bowl, ‘chicken nugget’ baby chicks and a rabbit applying makeup before a mirrored vanity.

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Arts and Culture

Lady Gaga Dollar Bills By Craig Gleason

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A Selection of Craig Gleason’s “Gaga Dollars” (Image Source)

Artist Craig Gleason likes to draw Lady Gaga on the dollar bill, which he then sells as individual works of original art. Genius. Sometimes Craig frames and sells these altered pieces of still-negotiable currency in sets of three or six bills all grouped together. You can kind of see how these things would lend themselves well to having mass appeal – because Gaga is everywhere – as well as a high collectability-factor. Read about and see more Gaga Dollars at Gleason’s Website (NSFW, trust me). The bills pictured above are from 2010, but he might still be doing this project. I’m not sure because the header graphic of his blog is so disturbing I had a hard time keeping the browser open. Just being serious.

Music, Pop Culture

Gene Simmons on the 20 Dollar Bill

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I’m sure that if Gene Simmons saw this piece of fun art that someone drew on a twenty spot, he’d be wondering why it wasn’t a $100 Dollar Bill, and why it couldn’t be considered legal tender if he just decided to manufacturer them himself. Because that is how he rolls.

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Dr. Rockso On the Dollar Bill!

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Someone with a sense of humor, a slight artistic bent and a love of Metalocalypse drew the face of Dr. Rockso, the Rock & Roll Clown (he does Cocaine) on a dollar bill. So, it gets to be on my blog. Because it is awesome.