Money talks: art, society & power

Abstract

"Money Talks: Art, Society and Power explores money from a global perspective, considering this concept through the examination of a variety of art objects. The roles played by the commissioning process, technology, politics, and satire are discussed in essays by various leading scholars. Meanwhile, an 'objects in focus' series highlights specific objects from the exhibition that this book accompanies, examining them with an eye to the themes of money, society and power. Together, they expose the tension between the power of money and the playfulness of art to reveal fascinating social, cultural, and political narratives." -- Publisher's website.

Contents

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Money and art: Mixed metaphors / Joe Cribb -- King Edward VIII and the coinage that never was / Graham Dyer -- 'Numismatibus ornatum': The decorative use of ancient and modern coins in Renaissance and Baroque silver / Matthew Winterbottom -- Manifest munificence: Forms and features of goddess Shri Lakshmi in art and money / Shailendra Bhandare -- 'So little appeal...': Austrian banknotes of the Fin de Siècle / Michael Gründner -- Money - art - protest / Richard Kelleher -- Imagi(ni)ng a continent: Banknote art in Colonial Africa / Shailendra Bhandare -- The coin of the realm: Contemporary money-art in global circulation / Sydney Smith -- Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), money, and art / Foteini Valeonti -- Objects in focus / Shreya Gupta -- Catalogue of objects in the exhibition -- Notes -- Image Credits