Contemporary Art
Schwartz Art Collection
Schwartz Art Collection
Barton Lidice Benes
(American, 1942-2012)
Palette, 1998
Barton Lidice Benes, Palette, 1998, mixed media with currency. 22 x 30 in., Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School
Barton Lidice Benes was a New York-based sculptor who worked in a range of materials, including American currency purchased pre-shredded from the Federal Reserve. While much of his work focused on the AIDS epidemic, this work is meant as a comment on the commodification of art.