Original sentence: A well-known wag of Williamsburg said, ”Shows that artists can provide a useful service to society…collecting garbage”.He is famous for his production, with Jan McLaughlin, at the Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery of the  “Salon des Refuses: the Offal Project” a site-specific exhibit that explored issues of economy,  aesthetics, politics and popular culture through society's  by-products.The exhibit included refuse collected from galleries operating under the Williamsburg Gallery Association and advertised with the motto “See all the Williamsburg Gallery Association's garbage in one place”.“Salon des Refuses” became the talk of Williamsburg
Edited sentence: "Salon des Refuses" became the talk of Williamsburg.A well-known wag of Williamsburg said, "Shows that artists can provide a useful service to society…collecting garbage".He is famous for his production, with Jan McLaughlin, at the Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery of the  "Salon des Refuses: the Offal Project" a site-specific exhibit that explored issues of economy,  aesthetics, politics and popular culture through society's  by-products.The exhibit included refuse collected from galleries operating under the Williamsburg Gallery Association and advertised with the motto "See all the Williamsburg Gallery Association's garbage in one place"