Financial Security (Blanket) in Action
Unemployed conceptual artist Brian Rushton Phillips has taken what his press release claims is his "remaining cash" and sewn all 208 dollar bills together to create Financial Security (Blanket):
"The fragility of the blanket conjures an oxymoronic image, consistent with the current state of global unemployment, homelessness and financial insecurity."
Brian Rushton Phillips – Financial Security (Blanket) [2009]
The actual physical work only comes alive in use but it's an interesting idea that, as a conceptual work, could be said to include the dollar bill blanket, its performativve use, the press release and even responses such as this blog post. However, it's somewhat undermined by the obvious question:
If this was the last of his cash, who paid for the press release?
Rumor has it that Rushton Phillips next work will involve emergency housing built out of expired credit cards, tentatively titled "House of Cards"!
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