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More Money for Old Rope. We stumbled upon yet another fine Dollar sculpture tucked away in the corner of SHOWstudio's online shop. Created for a Peter Jensen 2006 catwalk show by artist Andy Hillman, the '$issy' piece actually pays homage to Sissy Spacek (apparently) but clearly the deeper meaning is a comment on the Dollar's global status, clearly! So if you're interested in buying this typographic beauty – a snip at $25,000 – follow this link.
Let's face it, the US Dollar is heading towards an early retirement especially if the BRIC nations have their way. Thank God for the grand master of Origami, Won Park. Also known as 'the money folder,' Park seems to stand alone in his belief that the US currency still has some value – at least as an art material. By simply folding and bending Dollar bills, Park creates amazing life-like 3-d Origami sculptures of 'everyday' objects including cameras, butterflies, Chinese dragons, space ships and angry bears – literally anything that takes his fancy it seems. However, more recently Park has started working with a new medium, the Euro – obviously he's come to the realization that the Dollar's demise is imminent. You can view more of Park's work here.
Karl Heiselman, CEO of UK brand consultants Wolff Olins, talks with Wallpaper magazine founder, Tyler Brule, about the mother of all brands: America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ANQT-c-7M
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U2's Bono believes the world – outside of America – is actually in love with a fantasy idea of Barack Obama. Because, he says, the rest of the world still wants AND needs to believe in, and love, America, again. Read full story here (NY Times)
There is nothing more satisfying than a nice big wad. It looks good and it feels good. And what better way to give the impression that despite evidence to the contrary you are in fact well and truly loaded. Enter the 'One Hundred Dollar Bill Wallet’: it’s the perfect way to say 'I've got loads-a-money,' even if in fact you are well and truly stoney broke.
Lucky for Some! 'Although film and photography is my main discipline, the anthropological aspects of design and their origins has always been of interest to me, and the Dollar has always been the center piece of that fascination. There is much conspiracy surrounding the design of the American one Dollar bill. From the obvious pyramid and the "all seeing eye" to the thirteen stars of the colonies arranged in a hexagram above the eagle in the US seal, to the not so obvious owl found on the top right hand corner of the front. These symbols, any many more, have been said to be directly linked to Freemasonry. An organization often portrayed in contemporary media as being a shady secretive lot plotting to take over the world, and who were also responsible for many major events leading to the birth of America itself as well as shaping its destiny. George Washington, among others presidents such as Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Truman, were all Freemasons. Both Bush Sr and Bush Jr are members of the Skull and Bones, a Yale based fraternity said to be one of the highest echelons of Masonry. All of which I find deeply fascinating. So, in the spirit of good humor, I thought some purely Masonic currency would be appropriate. So what does "secret money" look like? Well, its got to have the Masonic numerology consisting of the numbers of 3, 9, 11, and 13, and so on. Its got to have the Masons' logo, the compass and square; its got to have Masonic presidents. Things that are linked to Masons, such as owls, skulls, pyramids, the all seeing eyes, etc. Add the colors red and black, which are really dark and sinister. Plus a few graphic touches to convey that this is in fact currency and voila! Secret Mason currency. Now, imagine a world where everything is priced in multiples of 3 ...' Canadian born Peter Le studied photography at Parsons New School and is currently living in Beijing, China.
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Needless to say we were ecstatic to receive a letter from the White House this last week, which even came with a hand written envelope. 'Yes!' we thought, ‘his Royal BO-ness’ is writing to say ‘yes we should redesign the Dollar bill and please give me a call right away!’ Or so we thought. However, Barack seemed to have gotten the wrong end of the stick. Yes he appreciated our 'thoughts' but apparently he had bigger fish to fry right now, citing healthcare (yawn) and homeland security (yaaawn) as more pressing issues. He also mentioned something about moving too quickly but that swift deliberate action was needed. Huh? Anyway, it would have been nice if he had at least acknowledge our cause by name. But alas it seems our letter was not one of the ten that he allegedly reads every week. Clearly, our efforts to resolve this nations economic woes were completely overlooked in favor of what looked like a form letter. In fact the President’s only suggestion was to visit his website, apparently it’s 'updated regularly and is more interactive than ever before.' Wow, gee-whiz! But please, Mr President, you have to realize it’s painfully obvious to everyone concerned that the Dollar ReDe$ign Project is your one opportunity to turn this nation around, and put that urgency you talk of into real action, not just words. Thank you! PS: Can we interest you in one of our t-shirts? Now there’s an idea ... (RS)
