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"Money, Men, and Mischief" presents Gilbert's recent work. It features her timely print "The Zero Dollar," a comment on the current economic turmoil in America today, including the enormous loss of wealth and the decline of the U.S. currency to the point of seeming worthlessness.
In an artistic analogy, Gilbert deflates - to zero-- the monetary value of the print with a huge edition of 10,000. The print will be available free beginning at the artist's reception on 10/24 from 6-9 pm until all the prints have been distributed.
Gilbert has also made works combining the zero dollar with commodities like gold.
The exhibit marks the first showing of Gilbert's ongoing series "Who Says You Can't Choose Your Family," imaginary portrait heads that are forced to interact with one another when placed side by side. The dynamics of the family relationships are determined by the order in which the paintings are arranged.
Laura Gilbert receives much attention during October 7th's "give-away" in downtown's Federal Hall.
Washington Post:
http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/detail.jsp?key=290424&rc=al&p=1&all=1
N.Y Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/business/05suits.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
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