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Straightjacket of the People

Straightjacket of the People

Straightjacket of the People

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Straightjacket of the People
Solothurn, CH
2018

Straightjacket made from Chinese Renminbi banknotes for Akasegawa Genpei. In 1963, the Japanese artist was accused of counterfeiting after his first solo exhibition, in which he showed enlarged replicas of 1000-yen notes. The incident became known internationally as the “Thousand-Yen Bill Incident”.

90x30x145
Paper Money, Textile
Solothurn CH 18
Depot Austria
Artist