Justine Smith | Show Me The Money | New Editions

   

Now available on our website are two stunning new limited edition prints by Justine Smith; A Bigger Bang Black - Diamond Dust, and Blow. The former (see above) was created especially for the exhibition 'Show Me The Money' which is currently being shown in two parts at Chawton House Library, Hampshire, and John Hansard Gallery, Southampton University.

The exhibition explores how art and culture has engaged with various aspects of the financial world over the last three centuries, illuminating its mechanisms and encouraging the viewer to think anew about the nature of finance.

Justine's exploration of currency is also present in Blow. This powerful and provocative print is the partner image of 2012's Boom, a highly successful limited edition, which was produced as a special commission for the Manchester City Galleries exhibition 'The First Cut.'

We will be exhibiting A Bigger Bang and Blow during Frieze Week at Moniker Art Fair, Shoreditch. During the fair's Private View Justine will be joining us on our stand to turn money into art with her 'Value English' and 'Luxury English' embossed, signed and numbered editions.

 

Moniker Projects | Living Walls | Moniker Art Fair

16-19 October | Stand 5 | The Old Truman Brewery | London | E1 6QR

This week sees the launch of Moniker Projects public art programme 'Living Walls' at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Featuring specially commissioned works from artists including Jeremy Deller, David Shillinglaw, Jo Peel and Mark McClure, the project connects the vibrant artistic community of East London with local businesses, residents and schools, in a celebration of local London.

Moniker Projects commitment to art's relation to urban culture is also highlighted in their annual flagship event, Moniker Art Fair, which returns to the Old Truman Brewery, Shoreditch this October.

We are delighted to be taking part in the fair, where we will be exhibiting a selection of new works from artists including Stanley Donwood, Chris Mitton and Justine Smith. We have a limited number of complimentary invitations available for Moniker Art Fair. Please email us to request yours.

London Original Print Fair | Royal Academy

24 - 27 April | RA Burlington House | London W1J 0BD | Stand 37

Next week we look forward to returning to the Royal Academy for the London Original Print Fair. We will be launching exclusive new works from artists including Ryan Callanan, Stanley Donwood and Robin Duttson.

The fair will be hosting a special 'Young Collectors' Evening' from 6 - 10 pm on Friday 25th April, with talks, tours and demonstrations by professionals taking place throughout.

As part of the event acclaimed paper-cut artist Justine Smith will be joining us on Stand 37 to launch her 'Value English' and 'Luxury English' embossed, signed and numbered open editions. Join us to see Justine turning money, including bank notes direct from the Royal Mint, into art, which will be available to purchase in exchange for donations to the charity St Margaret's Hospice.

Justine Smith - Money Map of the World 2013

Justine Smith | Money Map of the World 2013 | Inkjet with pearlised screen printing on 330gsm Somerset enhanced paper | Edition of 90 | Signed and editioned by the artist | 150 x 92 cm

Justine Smith has become renowned for the unique artworks she creates using the medium of banknotes. In her hands currency is transformed into colourful and provocative images that question our relationship with money, and explore the power and ideas it can represent. 

Her latest work, Money Map of the World 2013, is the most recent in a series of Money Maps that began nine years ago, with Money Map of the World 2004/5.

This limited edition print was developed from a collage which took the artist 10 months to complete. It was constructed using the current issue bank notes for every official currency in the world, right down to the smallest island state.

Justine has described how using banknotes in her artistic practice feels like ‘working with an elemental force.’ In Money Map of the World 2013 this force has been captured to create a politically charged, and yet strikingly beautiful image of the world we live in today.

The AAF Hong Kong

15 – 17 March | TAG Fine Arts, Stand C06, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Hong Kong | Website

Justine Smith | Boom | 2012 | Edition of 90

 
This year, the Affordable Art Fair makes its first trip to Hong Kong. We will be there with a wonderful selection of work, including new pieces by Justine Smith and David Spiller.

The First Cut

Claire Brewster | An Apocalypse of Butterflies (detail) | 2012

'The First Cut' opens tonight at the Manchester City Galleries! Their major group exhibition showcases the work of over 30 contemporary artists working creatively with paper.

Claire Brewster will install 'An Apocalypse of Butterflies' in the Pre-Raphaelite galleries: a lively intervention of contemporary art and natural imagery in a traditional space.

Rob Ryan is producing his largest ever single sheet paper cut as one of seven special commissions for the exhibition.

Susan Stockwell’s period dresses, constructed out of antique maps, are beautifully crafted comments on the history of empire and aspiration.

Justine Smith’s work uses bank notes to create images of guns and grenades in a provocative allusion to the lucrative arms trade and gun culture in modern society.

The First Cut | Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, M2 3JL | Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, M14 5LL | 5 October 2012 - 27 January 2013

This is Great Britain at the London Original Print Fair

This is 'Great Britain' - a new limited edition print by Justine Smith, to be released next week at the London Original Print Fair.

CLICK HERE to download a complimentary ticket

The print features banknotes of red, white and blue from all over the British Isles, on a white pearlised screen-printed 'Union Jack' background. New for 2012, it highlights the potent mix of patriotism and politics, divisions and debate surrounding this year's national celebrations from the Olympics to the Jubilee, as well as their controversial expense.

London Original Print Fair | 19 - 22 April | Royal Academy, London W1J 0BD | Thur 10am - 9pm, Fri 10am - 10pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm | Invitation

Justine Smith | Great Britain | 2012 | 41.5 x 59 cm | Archival inkjet print with screen printed detail | Edition of 150 | Signed and editioned in pencil

New arrivals - Maps and Money

A wonderful selection of maps arrived in the gallery last week from Justine Smith and Dahlia Elsayed. Justine's maps exploit the beauty of banknotes to explore how money influences our society, while Dahlia's two series of drawings (new in from the USA) are personal recollections of a trip to the Pacific Northwest.

The photos don't fully convey the beautiful colours and composition of these works so make sure you see them in the flesh over the coming months: we'll be showing them at art fairs and The Art of Mapping exhibition (see our full listings here)

Justine Smith Money Maps

We showed Justine Smith's wonderful print 'The British Isles' for the first time at the London Original Print Fair in the Royal Academy. Here's a selection of her other Money Maps. Justine uses banknotes from all over the world to create these works. Politically charged, but seductively beautiful, they suggest the way in which money touches every aspect of our lives.


Euro Europe | 2007 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 83 x 89.6 cm | edition of 95, signed and numbered by the artist

A Bigger Bang (Black) | 2009 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 135 x 104.2 cm | edition of 40, signed and numbered by the artist

Africa | 2007 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 101 x 119 cm | edition of 95, signed and numbered by the artist