"Fuck Yeah"
Archival Pigment Print on Aluminum, Signed
2016
Edition 3 of 5
36" x 36" (unframed)
38" x 38" (framed)

About the Piece

This photo series offers a moment of reflection to further consider the good, bad, and the ugly potential of a money-centric world. The many nuances associated with the dollar bill have served as an unrelenting source of inspiration for me. I've folded the monetary engravings obsessively for over a decade to reveal messages. These manipulated promissory notes take on new meanings as the messages are realized in the ready-made light of the U.S. currency.

About the Artist

Dan Tague lives and works in New Orleans. He received an M.F.A. in studio arts from the University of New Orleans. He is well known for his photographic series of skillfully folded dollar bills that reveal thoughtful and often political messages. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally at several venues, including Prospect 2 New Orleans, Bienal Asunción, and Bienal Internacional de Curitiba. The New Orleans Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Ogden Museum of Art, Speed Art Museum, Frederick R.Weisman Art Foundation, and Photo House Brussels are among the prominent collections where his work is featured. He was an artist in residence at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, KALA Art Institute, and the La Napoule Art Foundation in France. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the BBC's Children In Need program have commissioned his work.

www.messageinthemoney.com