August 7, 2008


Pet Shark

For the past few months, though, passersby near the intersection of Bedford and Morton Streets, in the Village, have been spotted with their heads tilted back. The object of their gaze: a large aquarium, visible through a second-story apartment window. The tank glows neon blue, like a sign outside a jazz club. Its tenant is not a goldfish or a guppy but, rather, what Jacques Cousteau called “the splendid savage of the sea.” Even from the street corner it is clear: swimming in circles, interminably on the prowl, is a shark. The view, neighbors agree, is mesmerizing: Damien Hirst before the formaldehyde.

posted by Mike Dresser in animals, anthropology, humans, objects, pets 

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One Response to “Pet Shark”

  1. Daryl Scroggins on August 7th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    Just so he doesn’t have an axolotl in there. Rapture in the city.

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