When most people get angry about the economy they express themselves with choice words, and artist Laura Belkin responded on a whole other creative level. The Manhattan artist is protesting by using her art as a statement about the US financial crisis.
Tomorrow, Laura will be on Wall Street distributing the 10,000 zero dollar bills she made. The bills are slightly smaller than the one-dollar bill and each one is original, signed and numbered by the artist. Laura created the zero-dollar print because she views the dollar bill "as symbolic of America’s stature in the world," and stripping it of its value is a criticism of the current American economy. What do you think of the print she created?
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How can I get it if I am 6 hours away from NYC?
1That is so cute!
2I love it!
Joanna--I wish I could get one, too!
3i'm upset that of course she decides to do this on the day that i'm going on vacation so i won't be able to go to Wall street
that makes me sad. i love the idea though and i think that it's really creative!
4It is really clever. The only disconnect I see with it is that the US Dollar is near a 13-month high against the Euro. Maybe every currency should be valued at zero, a person ability to contribute to society is his or her fair value, is that what monetary value was trying to quantify. The chicken or the egg? I'll sell you the grain that you need to feed either.
5That's pretty creative! I love the message behind the art.
6I would love one.
7Maybe it should have Bush's pic on it tho!
I'd say she should quit making $0 bills, and switch to $20's. If our money is that worthless then it couldn't hurt.
Oh too bad she doesn't have the RFID strips though.
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