artcodex reblog

Right after posting Sal Randolph’s Free Money project I came across this, via Paul Flannery, October 15th, 2007:

Emporers [sic!] new notes

   1. Chapman brothers offer to draw on any form of currency with the Queen’s head on it for free.
   2. Collectors, critics and show-offs hand over crisp ne’er before used £20 note.
   3. Artists hand over a £10 one.
   4. and students £5
   5. Chapman’s draw 100 (-ish) of these a day over 4 days.
   6. £4,800 (at a £12 average) is removed from circulation and effectively spent on an artwork which no one has paid for.