<i.'bleeding me dry' by Imbue, 2024
Based on the full-size 'Bleeding ATM' sculpture from the artist's 2023 'Death + Taxes' show.
8 x 2.5 x 2.2 Inches
20.3 x 6.4 x 5.6 Centimeters
9 x 3.5 x 3 Inches (box)
Collectible, blood-dripped resin ATM designer art sculpture.
Limited Edition of 500 (#137/500)
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist on box.
New in original box.
Includes COA, Thank You card, Puzzle and Imbue logo sticker.

ABOUT THE ART

The British artist Imbue has shredded more than £1 million ($1.3 million) in cash to create a collection of money skulls as a form of protest against the cost of living crisis and the money power structure in the U.K. The skulls feature in an exhibition that opens today next to the Bank of England in the City of London, at a pop-up space at 5 Royal Exchange, as part of London Gallery Weekend.

Taking its title from the two subjects said to be unavoidable, ,b> “Death + Taxes”
The price of Brexit is another major theme of the show. The installation piece 'Brexit Bill' is made from a receipt printer that spits out the real-time costs and financial damage following the U.K’s departure from the European Union. Visitors can also get their financial futures read by a Victorian fortune-telling machine. And an installation of a “Bleeding ATM” reflects how everyday people feel about the current economic situation.

The choice of staging an exhibition in a pop-up space next to the Bank of England, the U.K.’s central bank, rather than in a regular art gallery, aims to echo the show’s exploration of themes about money, Imbue told Artnet News. The City of London, the U.K. capital’s historic financial district, is an area that traditionally represents special status and power over ordinary citizens.
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2.5 x 8 x 2.2 in