OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTEST NOTE
Published in the Guardian Newspaper, London
December 17, 2011

"Global economic meltdown, the euro crisis
and Occupy protests - this year has been
dominated byfinancial issues. But what is
money anyway? We invited writers and artists
to invent new currencies and banknotes for
a changed world."

Published in a special money issue, this two and a half page spread featured a gallery of banknotes
designed by Margaret Atwood, Willian Boyd, Tracey Emin, Jonathan Franzen, Alasdair Gray, Naomi
Klein, John Lanche, Posy Simmons and more.

 

Occupy Wall Street Protest Currency - Stephen Barnwell

Caption reads: "This 'No Dollars' note designed by Stephen Barnwell
won the Occupy Movement's protest currency competition."


The online version of the article:
Writers and Artists design money fit for modern times - in pictures

 

SEE HOW THE NOTE WAS CREATED

As published in the Art As Money blog.

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