Taylor Swift fans have found another way to collect a piece of her wedding week, even if that piece came from the sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden.
France 24 reported that fans paid $25 each for pieces of garbage collected near the venue where Swift and Travis Kelce held their July 3 wedding celebration.
The items were sold by New York artist Justin Gignac, who sealed scraps collected from the streets around Madison Square Garden into small clear cubes.
Swifties Bought $25 Garbage Cubes From Outside the Wedding
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The Independent reported that the products were listed under the title “NYC Pocket Garbage: Not Invited Edition (Taylor & Travis’ Wedding)” and sold for as much as $25.
The items included cigarette butts, straws, bottle caps, fabric scraps, utensils, caution tape, a Ring Pop, a single AirPod and even an ovulation test kit. The cubes were not official wedding merchandise. They were sold as pieces of New York City street garbage tied to the frenzy surrounding Swift and Kelce’s celebration.
The Artist Has Sold New York Garbage for Years
Gignac’s project did not begin with Swift’s wedding. He has been packaging and selling New York City garbage as art for years, turning small pieces of street debris into sealed collector’s items.
CBS New York reported that Gignac has been making garbage cubes for 25 years. For the Swift-Kelce edition, he said he went around the Madison Square Garden perimeter in a tuxedo and collected items from the area during the wedding.
He divided the trash into small transparent cubes, which he called “Pocket Garbage,” and larger cubes. The small versions sold out within a day, according to CBS New York.
Gignac told CBS New York that he could not authenticate the items as trash from the wedding itself or from anyone who attended.
The Sale Turned Sidewalk Debris Into Swift Memorabilia
Swift and Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden drew massive attention even though the event itself was private and tightly controlled.
Fans gathered near the venue, while media outlets tracked guest arrivals, ceremony details, fashion, performances and keepsakes connected to the celebration.
For some fans, the cubes were like a tiny artifact from the day. For critics, the sale became another example of how far celebrity memorabilia culture can go.