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value, but became added value for the artwork. Money has become almost a part of our Nature, so it’s hard to realize that for a large part of their history humans lived without Ron Peperkamp ( N L ) Money, and this might be the case again in the Peperkamp will talk about the Art Reserve future. But long after Money is gone Nature Bank - a monetary experiment set up by artists will still be there, and we might still be able to and economists to test the viability of a new pick things of real value from trees. reserve currency. The value of this currency is based, not on the promise of endless economic Dette Glashouwer ( N L ) growth, but on the value of art. With an MONEYMONEYMONEY (THEATRE industrial mint and a big concrete safe, the PERFORMANCE) theatrical set-up of the Art Reserve Bank has In her own personal way, like a merchant of unmistakable artistic appeal. However, it is the Dutch East Indies Company, Glashouwer not a regular art-project, taking place in the takes you through the history of money and sheltered setting of an art gallery or museum. alternative money (the Brixton Pound), the It’s a real-life experiment involving a real bank first shares, the first multinational and the first that takes real risks with real money. The Art bonus, the FED, and what the dead presidents Reserve Bank is doing fundamental research are doing on the dollar bills. She shares her into the premises of a stable monetary system fascination with debt and offers solutions. She - like public trust in the value of money. Until confesses her money therapy secrets, wonders the early 1970s this trust was inferred by the how she will ever obtain the happiest income, gold standard, but this can be considered and whether that would even be a good idea. the relic of a Bronze Age value system. A personal search for this common subject This experiment is testing the possibility to is easy to imagine, but for many money is a introduce a modern equivalent of the gold mystery. Everybody wants more, but is there standard - one more in tune with contemporary such a place as the ‘Point of Enough’, and values. how would it feel? Glashouwer has played
13 Dadara ( N L )
Amsterdam-based artist Dadara is internationally known for public sculptures that intertwine performance and multimedia to critically challenge our relations to different utopias. In this session he will present his experiences of two particular projects. Exchanghibition Bank: In today’s financial crisis art is frequently cited as an advantageous alternative asset class. But do the millions of dollars that might buy you a Hirst, a Koons, or a Picasso have anything to say about social and artistic value? The potential for change? Whatever your opinion, the Exchanghibition Bank is committed to serving Art: The Art of turning Art into Money. Transformoney Tree (exhibited at the Burning Man Festival, Nevada): Our current form of currency is increasingly turning from a neutral medium of exchange into a system, solely based on our trust, that mortgages the present moment for an ever-receding future payoff. Participants at Burning Man Festival were able glue banknotes to the Transformoney Tree. In this process money lost its financial
MoneyMoneyMoney and other (money) performances all over the world, from New York to San Francisco, Berlin to Riga, Nairobi to Durban.
Quotes from visitors and reviews: “Can I kiss your hand? Your story was so totally to the point this evening” “Never knew money could be so sexy” “Money did not interest me, but now it does” “My brother is a banker, he really has to see it”