A clever artist based in New York is capitalizing on the excitement surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s recent wedding at Madison Square Garden. He’s selling small plastic cubes filled with actual trash—like cigarette butts, straws, and even used ovulation tests—for $25 each to devoted fans.
And surprisingly, these quirky items have already sold out.
Justin Gignac has been gathering refuse from the streets around the iconic venue since the ceremony last week, banking on the idea that die-hard fans might want a slice of “Taylor’s world” in the form of trash.
The unusual venture has truly paid off; Gignac has reportedly sold more than 1,300 one-inch by three-quarter-inch cubes to buyers in over 30 countries.
These labeled cubes, dubbed “New York City Trash” and “Uninvited Edition (Taylor and Travis Wedding),” are flying off the shelves, despite the steep price tag of $25 plus $10 for shipping.
“Each sculpture is carefully placed and sealed to prevent leaks and odors,” Gignac mentions, adding his signature at the bottom of each cube.
Dressed sharply in a tuxedo, Gignac roamed Midtown Manhattan post-ceremony to collect various items—everything from bottle caps to discarded plastic utensils, and even lonely AirPods. He bundled these and featured them on his website.
Included in one of the cubes is indeed an ovulation test.
“Trash left behind after the party, collected from a corner of Love Story outside Madison Square Garden, would have brought Taylor and Travis closer to their big day if invitations had actually gone out,” reads part of the description on his website.
He adds, “This is Pocket Garbage’s debut, so you can take a piece of the most momentous day of your life—or theirs—anywhere you go.”
Gignac has a history of offering other “limited edition” trash cubes commemorating various events too, like the New York Giants’ championship parade in 2012 and the Yankees’ parade in 2009.
The fancy wedding on July 3 caused several street closures in New York City, hosting over 1,000 guests, including big names like Brad Pitt, Ed Sheeran, Reese Witherspoon, and Steven Spielberg.
