MESCHAC GABA, Untitled, n.d. [1997, box with money safety pins]

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MESCHAC GABA, Untitled, 1997
1,2 x 5,9 x 3,9 cm
22 safety pins with banknote particles, plastic box
signed on lid
edition unknown
published by the artist
Collection K. van Gelder, Amsterdam
inv.MGab 000-pr

In 1997 various items of banknotes were offered at one of the annual Open Ateliers of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. This transparent box produced in a small edition was offered for sale in the studio of Meschac Gaba. They were stuck into Benin banknote particles in the shape of a tiny circle.

 

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