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GIANA ALESSANDRO. TEN FROM A THOUSAND. 1989

Presented in the group exhibition «Take Over – Absolut Politik» (1990) at Luciano Inga-Pin’s gallery in Milan. Giana packages ten 1,000-lire banknotes like slices of mortadella, using supermarket-style graphics and a serial number. He made 200 examples, each both multiple and unique because of the serial numbers on the package and on the banknotes. They sold for 9,900 lire.

Dimensions

32 × 22 cm

Technique and materials

1,000-lire banknotes, clear plastic

Work

GIANA ALESSANDRO. TEN FROM A THOUSAND. 1989