Banks, Mark
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Abstract
Artmoney is a community currency based on the production and exchange of original art. Critical of the cold and objective nature of conventional transactions, the Danish artist Lars Kraemmer first devised artmoney as a means to a more humanised and expressive type of monetary exchange, intending to bring people together in affective, rather than impersonal, forms of trade. Artmoney provides a means of stimulating trade amongst artists and non-artists outside of the conventional money economy, and has grown steadily to become a global currency traded in over 70 countries. Drawing from ongoing research, this article asks, what is the meaning and value of art-money in a global cultural economy? What alternative does it present and what economic futures (or pasts) does it anticipate? Presenting preliminary findings from interview research with art-money producers, this article outlines some of the motives for becoming involved in this art/currency project, and some of the contradictions and challenges raised in its production and circulation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 Not known |
| ISSN: | 1325-9547 |
| Extra Information: | Volume 15 (2011) Special issue
Complementary Currencies: State of the Art edited by Noel Longhurst and Gill Seyfang |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Social Sciences > Sociology |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) |
| Item ID: | 31382 |
| Depositing User: | Mark Banks |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2012 12:03 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2012 08:20 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/31382 |
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