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Reena Spaulings — Money Painting (Dollar)
Reena Spaulings

Money Painting (Dollar)

A crisply rendered dollar bill dominates the canvas, its familiar green imagery and intricate details translated into acrylic paint with a flat, graphic sensibility. Reena Spaulings examines the currency of value itself, blurring the line between representation and the thing represented. The work invites reflection on painting as transaction and art as a form of exchange within capitalist systems.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

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Reena Spaulings, Money Painting (Dollar)

A crisply rendered dollar bill dominates the canvas, its familiar green imagery and intricate details translated into acrylic paint with a flat, graphic sensibility. Reena Spaulings examines the currency of value itself, blurring the line between representation and the thing represented. The work invites reflection on painting as transaction and art as a form of exchange within capitalist systems.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Green, Bold, Acrylic On Canvas, Conceptual, Minimalist, American, Currency, Pop Art, Money, Contemporary

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