Collecting Art on Dollar Bills and the Shift from Aura to Authenticity Certificates

There's an intriguing art collection out there that uses US dollar bills, featuring works by famous artists like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Banksy, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Dan Tague. It all kicked off when an Italian artist traded a drawing for a Warhol-signed bill, which led to more pieces being commissioned. In April 2018, the collection was showcased at Rosso27 in Rome, titled "Art is Money – Money is Art," and it later made its way to New York and Bogotá in 2019. The discussion also touches on how Walter Benjamin's idea of "aura" has shifted to authenticity certificates, noting that many organizations stopped providing them after 2011. Joel Wachs highlighted the goal of ensuring that artists benefit directly, not lawyers, leading to the formation of the CAA on June 7, 2018.