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Money is Art - Art is
Money
Money is art, quite literally. Last November, German conceptual
artist Hans-Peter Feldmann won the eighth Biennal Hugo Boss Prize, a biannual award
bestowed by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for significant achievement in
contemporary art. The winner also received $100,000. Feldmann decided to give
back to the museum in a unique way. He used the money to create an installation
that involved tacking one-hundred thousand dollar bills to the large gallery off
the Frank Lloy Wright ramp.
“I’m
70 years old, and I began making art in the ’50's,” Mr. Feldmann shares. “At
that time there was no money in the art world. Money and art didn’t exist. So
for me, $100,000 is very special. It’s incredible really. And I would like to
show the quantity of it.”
It took about
thirteen days to complete the installation with out-of-circulation bills. The
money walls are on display now until the 2nd of November 2011 - lucky us.......we spent valuable
breaths looking at this vast room..........................covered in
dollars...............................
ALL IN ALL - NO COMMENT
IS IT ART
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