A Mischievous Art Basel Installation Turns Personal Wealth Into Video Game

Few people like to point out the paradoxes between art and commerce quite as much as artists themselves. At Art Basel in Miami Beach this week, a piece from the appropriately named Brooklyn group MSCHF found a new and amusing way to investigate this conflict. A functional ATM puts the cash balance of each user up on a video screen display. It then maintains a ranking, such that the person with the most dough gets the top perch. It’s a lot like playing coin-operated video games, but instead of awarding kudos for blasting asteroids, it’s based on how quickly your… Read Full Article