Tiny bulletproof vests centrepiece of New York art exhibit on school shootings


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rows of tiny bullet-proof vests hang on clothing racks and "safety defence" lunchboxes adorn the walls. It looks like an apparel store -- almost.

But the "Back to School Shopping" art installation by the artist WhIsBe is a commentary on U.S. mass school shootings, intended to raise the question: How long before life imitates art?

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