MetaFilter posts tagged with money and art

How art launders money always fascinates me

Yellow — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:55:50 -0800

$8mil Basquiat painting disguised as a $100 painting by an unknown artist

Defaced Money

spock — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:53:59 -0800

"Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service." - source

"Defaced Money" tagged Tumblr posts, 11 more impressive examples of creatively defaced currency, 101 Unusual, Impressive And Illegal Pieces Of Defaced Currency, and some cool guitar picks.

The Business of Bond

Egg Shen — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:10:49 -0800

Like James Bond movies? And box office grosses? And visualized data? Then today is your lucky day.

"During the proceedings, the prosecutor took the time to mention that no other printer in the world could do what Kuhl had done."

reenum — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:54:05 -0800

Hans-Jurgen Kuhl was able to create "shockingly perfect" copies of the American $100 bill by using his artistic talents to conquer the various security features present in the bill.

Batman as a Founding Father would answer a lot of questions...

quin — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:59:55 -0800

Drawing on money can elevate a humble bill to something a bit more entertaining. [via]

Love is what you Want

philip-random — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:43:02 -0800

I'm sick of pretending. I DON'T "GET" ART. Wherein Vice's Glen Coco goes to a Tracey Emin retrospective at London's Hayward Gallery ... and gives up. You know what? I'm sick of pretending. I went to art school, wrote a dissertation called "The Elevation of Art Through Commerce: An Analysis of Charles Saatchi's Approach to the Machinery of Art Production Using Pierre Bourdieu's Theories of Distinction", have attended art openings at least once a month for the last five years, even fucking purchased pieces of it, but the other night, after attending the opening of the new Tracey Emin retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, I'm finally ready to come out and say it: I just don't think I "get" art.

A Serious Business

The Whelk — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:34:58 -0800

Sure, the follies of art-speak are easy to laugh at, but often criticism of it begins and ends with a dismissive chuckle – which ignores profounder problems. Why should academic terminology be the default vehicle for discussing art? Why is there such an emphasis on newness, schism and radicality? Even when the art itself may be enjoyably throwaway, language pins it to deathlessly auratic registers of exchange. This suggests a subliminal fear that, if the subject in question is not talked up as Big and Culturally Significant, then the point of fussing over it in the first place might be called into question, bringing the whole house of cards tumbling down - Dan Fox, the associate editor of frieze magazine, discusses the contemporary art scene in detail.

Excelsior!

Artw — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:24:39 -0800

How Marvel Comics screwed Jack Kirby out of millions

Death of a Fucking Salesman

Trurl — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:56:10 -0800

Glengarry Glen Ross endures mainly as a spectacular display of verbal warfare and alpha-male gamesmanship. There’s a musical quality to it, with a great composer and a great chorus hitting the complicated runs of broken dialogue and solos that weave into profane poetry and nuggets of philosophical wisdom. Perhaps the greatest sign of the movie’s success, owed equally to Mamet’s script and this cast, is that it does a great sales job in itself, convincing us that there’s nobility to men who lie for a living — a bill of goods we’re all too happy to buy. ... this film is the sort of subversive art that used to get people blacklisted. No one wants to hear that America is a perverted whorehouse, where people come together only out of selfish need. No one wants to know that they too would lie, cheat, and steal in order to maximize their own bottom line, especially when so many want to believe in the benevolence of big business. Trivia note: The only words spoken by a woman in the film - "Slow tonight" - are performed by Lori Tan Chinn, who played Iris the hairdresser on Roseanne.

Funny Money

KevinSkomsvold — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:22:36 -0800

Pop-Cultured Currency - Technically, defacing US currency is a crime – but artist James Charles doesn’t seem to be in any legal trouble for his awesome series of Pop Culture Cash. His portraits, created on real money using ink, turn dead presidents into colorfully amusing pop culture icons. Alternate site with larger pics.

Buck The Trend

gman — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:48:42 -0800

Make your Franklin is a site which accepts submissions of recreated 100 USD banknotes.

Saying a lot with a little

yiftach — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:34:45 -0800

Dan Tague is an artist who takes pictures of dollar bills after folding them to spell out political messages and social commentary. Additional galleries linked on the left of his page. Some of his work is in NYC this week as part of the VOLTA Art Fair.

Digital Archive Project of Osaka online museum

nickyskye — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:58:28 -0800

Japanese woodblock print images | wonderful vintage commercial graphics | the Folk Museum Kawachinagano | old books | ceramics and laquerware from The Digital Archive Project of Osaka which has an interesting online museum to explore with some excellent art and illustrations. money | archeological | insect specimens | rubbings | contemporary art | and something they call National figure painting (fishing exploded ancient map) I use the Google Translate toolbar.

The Economics Of Art

The Whelk — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:28:06 -0800

How much money do you make with that webcomic internet thing? Dorthy Gambrell of Cat And Girl Answers.

They don't make em like they used to.

gman — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:28:42 -0800

Beautiful banknote vignettes which were used in the 19th century by the United States to combat counterfeiters. Brought to you by MeFi's peacay.

Another Day Another Dollar Another Lie

dobbs — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:46:58 -0800

Stephen Doyle's Dollar Bill Illustrations (Interview)

How to Pay the Writer

divabat — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:48:50 -0800

Writers get pirated too - so how can they still earn money? Here are some ideas, but are they workable? Perhaps this AskMefi asker can get his answer?

All About the Benjamins.

grapefruitmoon — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:39:19 -0800

Mark Wagner makes money into art.

Ten Thousand Cents

sveskemus — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:24:57 -0800

"Ten Thousand Cents" is a digital artwork that creates a representation of a $100 bill. Using a custom drawing tool, thousands of individuals working in isolation from one another painted a tiny part of the bill without knowledge of the overall task. On the website you can see all 10,000 pieces being drawn simultaneously and explore each drawing on its own.

Ups and downs in the world of high art

psmealey — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:07:16 -0800

Is the high end Art market finally tanking? A week or so ago, it sure looked like it. An important van Gogh piece did not sell, Sotheby's stock price went into shock. However, all is well this week as both Christie's and Sotheby's kicked it into high gear and set some new records. Some more chatter on the events of the past week can be found here: The Wall Street Journal's art blog: focused on the business of art. Art news Artopia - John Perrault's art diary Modern Art notes Artforum, and CultureGrrl

Money, Beautiful and False

blahblahblah — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:07:11 -0800

Stephen Barnwell makes meticulous bills for fictional worlds, such as the Dream Dollars of a lost Antarctic colony, complete with symbolism and backstories. He has introduced several new, more politically controversial fictional currencies for less ideal worlds: the United States of Islam, the State of War, and the Empire of America. He is not the only artist who imagines currency, there are the beautiful notes of Kamberra and the strange work of JSG Boggs [prev] who hand-draws almost real bills that subvert the lines between money and art, occasionally running into issues with the Secret Service on the way. On the borders between reality and fantasy is the new currency developed by foreign exchange specialists Travelex, the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, introduced to solve some of the problems in money in space, and which may actually be used by space tourists. [prev.]

Skylines Carved Into Currency

jonson — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:37:19 -0800

Australian art student Nicholas Manion has hit upon a clever idea: delicately cut paper currency forming the skyline of major cities. Via.

cool cash

nickyskye — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:24:24 -0800

Banknote art by Justine Smith. Alternating currency: by Marshall Weber, portraits in money by Mark Wagner, a Ganesh out of Rupee notes by CK Wilde (a spectacular previously). Beautiful banknotes at the World Paper Money Image Gallery. Unusual coins. Unique banknotes, like the 100 Million Dinara note from Croatia. U.S. currency and the pictures behind the portraits. Mildenberg's Dream Collection of Greek Coins at the Money Museum.

Stock Paintings

grapefruitmoon — Sat, 19 May 2007 21:16:55 -0800

Proof that artistic inspiration can come from any walk of life, Anthony White has turned his former life as a stockbroker into inspiration for a series of Stock Code paintings. Also available - paintings depicting different values of British, American, Australian, and Euro currency.[via ArtNews Blog]

Moneygami

jonson — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:44:46 -0800

Moneygami is origami made from U.S. currency; the subtle genius lies in the way the artist incorporates the prints on the dollar bills into the facial characteristics of the finished figures. More moneygami here. Via.