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Grey rubble, fetid water, screaming parakeets. That’s what lay in wait for any one who entered a storefront off a bustling New York City street late last month. The space, named simply “Untitled (Debris),” was assembled, in part, from the rubble of war-torn Syria. Its creator, Martin Roth, sought to bring the violence and despair of ISIS, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and Russian and coalition bombing campaigns to the streets of one of the most glamorous and prosperous neighborhoods in the world.