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6/10/2011 03:06 am
Videos Artists Buy Out Small NYC Bodega, Re-selling Items as Art.
Sade

When a group of artists living in New York found out that a small, family-owned, West Village bodega named Hercules Grocery was on the verge of closing, they did the most epic and lovely thing – bought out the entire store. Of course, they went on to post all the items online, for ridiculous prices ($75 for an orange lighter, inside of a plastic cube) in an attempt to “question our perceptions of value and celebrate the Art of Convenience”. But the main thing to take away from this is that people are still capable of doing awesome and incredible things for other human beings. And that’s pretty damn special.

(video via VVV)

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Sade is a writer/blogger/pizza enthusiast living in Toronto. She can be found deep in a sugar-induced coma in front of her television most Saturday nights, spooning her laptop while SVU is on in the background. She also enjoys stopping to pet any dog that walks past her. Her other home on the internet is thewhitesade.com and she tweets at twitter.com/thewhitesade. Send viral video tips to thewhitesade@gmail.com

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    Could you write about Phycsis so I can pass Science class?

    Anonymous | 9/20/2011 01:09 pm

  2. Wow, this is amazing! :D

    Beth Curry | 6/10/2011 05:06 am
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