BROKEN BANKNOTE · 2020
LENIN’S rube — Lenin’s Rube
1991. The Wall was down, the bread lines were up, and the ruble was falling faster than it could be printed. So the state made Lenin bigger. The less the note was worth, the larger his face grew. Using art to fake value is an old trick. The rube was whoever still believed it.
- CURRENCY
- Soviet Ruble
- SIZE
- 50 × 50 in
- STATUS
- Acquired
DETAIL
LENIN’S RUBE
Using art to fake value is an old trick.
