| August 12, 2004 |
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I Sell Garbage
It's  been said that one man's trash is another man's treasure, but what do you call the trash of several people carefully arranged in a plastic cube? Art, of course. Justin Gignac must have been in a serious New York state of mind when he decided to scour the streets for litter, package it, and sell it. Cigarette butts, lottery tickets, and beer bottles are just a few of the wonderful pieces encased in the cubes. The phenomenon started with a $10 cube, but due to overwhelming demand, the site currently sells only a "Gimme-One-Now" cube for $50. Don't worry -- Justin promises to offer the $10 cube again in the not-too-distant future. And he's not exaggerating its popularity -- New York garbage can now be found in 35 states and 17 countries as garbage collections are added to art collections around the globe. (in Visual Arts) |
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