Laura Gilbert |
All images Copyright 2008,
2009 Laura Gilbert.
2009 Laura Gilbert.
Giving away The Zero Dollar on Wall Street,
October 7, 2008.
October 7, 2008.
editions of the many thousands, deflating their
monetary value to zero as her artistic analogy to the
unprecedented loss of wealth the images address.
She then gives her prints away free in the public
square.
Her prints are now in the collections of museums and
public institutions and of thousands of individuals
around the world.
monetary value to zero as her artistic analogy to the
unprecedented loss of wealth the images address.
She then gives her prints away free in the public
square.
Her prints are now in the collections of museums and
public institutions and of thousands of individuals
around the world.
Painter/printmaker Laura Gilbert has been singled out by
The New York Times as a breakout artist -- one of a mere
few whose work confronts, head-on, perhaps the most
significant and disturbing issue of our time: the turmoil in
the global economy. See A.G. Sulzberger, "The Art of Hard
Times," in The New York Times.
She brings her work before the public in a unique way.
She creates hand-signed and numbered prints in
The New York Times as a breakout artist -- one of a mere
few whose work confronts, head-on, perhaps the most
significant and disturbing issue of our time: the turmoil in
the global economy. See A.G. Sulzberger, "The Art of Hard
Times," in The New York Times.
She brings her work before the public in a unique way.
She creates hand-signed and numbered prints in
The Bailout Bill, digital print, 11 x 8.5 inches, edition of
5,000.
Numbered in reverse from -1/5,000 to -5,000/5,000 to
parallel the economy's swift descent, the print was
given away free at Citigroup's Park Avenue
headquarters on March 5, 2009, the day Citi stock
slipped below one dollar.
5,000.
Numbered in reverse from -1/5,000 to -5,000/5,000 to
parallel the economy's swift descent, the print was
given away free at Citigroup's Park Avenue
headquarters on March 5, 2009, the day Citi stock
slipped below one dollar.
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