My friend, former classmate, design educator and screen printer-extraordinaire, Dan Shafer, has a thought provoking piece in a design faculty show currently open at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.
Dan hung a bunch of one dollar bills, which he printed with the word "void," posing the question: Does it remove the value of a dollar to print a large red "VOID" over it, or does it elevate it to the rarified status of an artwork?" Dan's work tends toward the interactive, and this one is no different; visitors are encouraged to make transactions with his piece by taking a dollar and leaving "something more valuable."
I'm curious to see what objects Dan gets in return for his bills, as well as how many of these "voided" dollars end up circulating in the local Seattle economy. Who knows, he may have the US Mint knocking at his door! Keep us posted, Dan.
More info on the exhibit here.