Srdjan Loncar
Value, 2008
Digital prints, wooden blocks, painted Winchester pistol case
17 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 inches
127/500
50 bundles of fake money totaling $1,000,000 From 'Art in the Shadow of Katrina: Exploring Prospect New Orleans' The Brooklyn Rail, February 2009 by Hrag Vartanian (editor-in-chief and co-founder of...
50 bundles of fake money totaling $1,000,000
From "Art in the Shadow of Katrina: Exploring Prospect New Orleans"
The Brooklyn Rail, February 2009
by Hrag Vartanian (editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic)
https://brooklynrail.org/2009/02/artseen/art-in-the-shadow-of-katrina-exploring-prospect-new-orleans/
Further afield, another Prospect.1 artist took aim at the economic system that was already in meltdown as the biennial opened in early November. Srdjan Loncar’s “Value” (2008) was parked at the entrance of the Old U.S. Mint building between the city’s French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods. Loncar created a large pile of fake money, a phony banker’s office, and a stack of gold spray-painted metal briefcases, including one filled with faux currency under Plexiglas. For $500 you could purchase a case full of makeshift loot to take home with you.
When I confirmed with the security guard that the items were indeed for sale, she shot back, “Do you believe people are buying that? Look how many are already gone.” She pointed to the stack of gold cases.
“I think it’s rather nice; I’m thinking of buying one,” I said. She seemed stunned and our conversation ended abruptly. As it turned out, I didn’t end up buying a multiple, since it seemed absurd to walk out of the Old Mint with counterfeit currency.
From "Art in the Shadow of Katrina: Exploring Prospect New Orleans"
The Brooklyn Rail, February 2009
by Hrag Vartanian (editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic)
https://brooklynrail.org/2009/02/artseen/art-in-the-shadow-of-katrina-exploring-prospect-new-orleans/
Further afield, another Prospect.1 artist took aim at the economic system that was already in meltdown as the biennial opened in early November. Srdjan Loncar’s “Value” (2008) was parked at the entrance of the Old U.S. Mint building between the city’s French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods. Loncar created a large pile of fake money, a phony banker’s office, and a stack of gold spray-painted metal briefcases, including one filled with faux currency under Plexiglas. For $500 you could purchase a case full of makeshift loot to take home with you.
When I confirmed with the security guard that the items were indeed for sale, she shot back, “Do you believe people are buying that? Look how many are already gone.” She pointed to the stack of gold cases.
“I think it’s rather nice; I’m thinking of buying one,” I said. She seemed stunned and our conversation ended abruptly. As it turned out, I didn’t end up buying a multiple, since it seemed absurd to walk out of the Old Mint with counterfeit currency.
Provenance
Collection of Arthur Roger
Prospect.1