4th October 2007
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to take a five pound note, ten pound note or even a fifty pound note and make it worth five times it’s value? Well let me explain how you can achieve this. Go to Regents Park, London between the 11th of October and 14th October and you will see the famous Chapman brothers sitting at their White Cube gallery stand at this years Frieze art fair. Hand them an English bank note and they will draw on the queen’s head for free. The value of your money will instantly multiply after these art legends have made their mark on your note.
Last year at the art fair they painted willing punter’s portraits for £4,000 a piece. Dino Chapman explained that this year it’s the complete opposite. "That was the equivalent of a posh Harley Street clinic. This is like a drop-in centre in Hackney Wick. We're reversing capitalism, just a bit." Said Dino Chapman. He also stated, "Most of the things we do skirt dangerously close to fairground attractions, it's not an unwelcome comparison. We're happy to drag artists off their pedestals."
