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Screaming George

Silkscreen, gold leaf, mixed media on canvas

2022

85 × 200 cm

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The US one-dollar bill at 200 cm wide, George Washington’s portrait replaced by a screaming face, mouth open, hands to cheeks, in the teal and black of the Federal Reserve note’s own palette. Gold leaf marks what remains valuable in the composition; silkscreen delivers the visual shock. Since 2000, the dollar has lost 76% of its purchasing power through inflation. Washington is screaming because fiat has lost its value. The note is legal tender. The Treasurer’s signature is still on it.