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a large-scale installation featuring a 10-foot-tall milk fountain, at the
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described how the hot dog "complete with puckered ends and a ribbon of mustard, not only enhances the entropy of Times Square, but also dominates the palate." Tessa
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called the installation a "tongue-in-cheek tribute to and critique of all that the hot dog has come to symbolise".
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