Artist sells out $25 trash cubes from Swift-Kelce wedding

An artist has sold out a limited run of souvenir cubes containing trash collected from outside the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. The 50 "NYC Pocket Garbage" cubes, priced at $25 each, were created by New York City artist Justin Gignac and sold online, capitalizing on the intense public interest surrounding the celebrity event.

Gignac, who has run the "New York City Garbage" project since 2001, collected the items outside the venue on July 3, the day after the widely reported wedding ceremony. He described the experience as less dirty than expected, gathering typical street detritus like bottle caps, cigarette butts, and a single left AirPod. The transparent cubes were stamped with the date and the phrase "JUSTT MARRIED! 7/3/26," echoing the message displayed on electronic billboards outside the arena following the ceremony.

The wedding itself, held on July 2, was a major event attended by over 1,000 guests and necessitated a multi-day closure of the arena's perimeter. Gignac, who wore a tuxedo for his trash-collecting effort, said he was drawn to the project due to the ambiguity and fan fervor leading up to the wedding, as well as the...