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That was Dali as far as I know.

DonHopkins 2y ago
J.S.G. Boggs elevated paying for goods and services with a drawing of money into a form of performance art. >Boggs became famous for drawing incredibly realistic banknotes by hand and then using these "Boggs Bills" to pay for goods and services. The twist was that the merchants who accepted the bills often recognized them as art and would give him change as if they were real money. The merchants would then sell the "Boggs Bill" to collectors for significantly more than its face value. >Boggs' work attracted the attention of the U.S. Secret Service, which was concerned with the legality of his art, given its resemblance to counterfeit currency. He was investigated multiple times but was never convicted of any crime because he never attempted to pass his work as real currency. Instead, he always made it clear that the bills were his own artistic creations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._S._G._Boggs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._S._G._Boggs >Boggs viewed his "transactions" as a type of performance art, but the authorities often viewed them with suspicion. Boggs aimed to have his audience question and investigate just what it is that makes "money" valuable in the first place. He steadfastly denied being a counterfeiter or forger, rather maintaining that a good-faith transaction between informed parties is certainly not fraud, even if the item transacted happens to resemble negotiable currency. >Boggs was first arrested for counterfeiting in England in 1986,[20] and was successfully defended by the human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC & Mark Stephens and acquitted.[21] As detailed in Geoffrey Robertson's book The Justice Game, all Bank of England notes now carry a copyright message on the face as a direct result of Boggs' activities, the idea being that if they cannot secure a counterfeiting charge, then they can at least secure a copyright violation.[22] In 1989, one of the original £5 "bank notes" from the trial was included in the British Museum exhibition Fake? The Art of Deception;[23] this item was added to the British Museum's permanent collection the following year, via donation by the artist himself. In 2022, this drawing went on public display in the British Museum's room 68 (the "Money Gallery") alongside one of Banksy's "Di-faced tenner"[24] £10 notes.[25] >He was arrested for a second time in Australia in 1989, acquitted and awarded the equivalent of US$20,000 in damages by the presiding judge.[2][26] >Boggs' home was raided three times between 1990 and 1992 by the United States Secret Service on suspicion of counterfeiting.[27] In the raids 1300 items were confiscated, although no legal case was brought against him.[28][29]
ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
Actually, that makes more sense. More in line with the personality. I like the Boggs, story, below.

J.S.G. Boggs elevated paying for goods and services with a drawing of money into a form of performance art. >Boggs became famous for drawing incredibly realistic banknotes by hand and then using these "Boggs Bills" to pay for goods and services. The twist was that the merchants who accepted the bills often recognized them as art and would give him change as if they were real money. The merchants would then sell the "Boggs Bill" to collectors for significantly more than its face value. >Boggs' work attracted the attention of the U.S. Secret Service, which was concerned with the legality of his art, given its resemblance to counterfeit currency. He was investigated multiple times but was never convicted of any crime because he never attempted to pass his work as real currency. Instead, he always made it clear that the bills were his own artistic creations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._S._G._Boggs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._S._G._Boggs >Boggs viewed his "transactions" as a type of performance art, but the authorities often viewed them with suspicion. Boggs aimed to have his audience question and investigate just what it is that makes "money" valuable in the first place. He steadfastly denied being a counterfeiter or forger, rather maintaining that a good-faith transaction between informed parties is certainly not fraud, even if the item transacted happens to resemble negotiable currency. >Boggs was first arrested for counterfeiting in England in 1986,[20] and was successfully defended by the human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC & Mark Stephens and acquitted.[21] As detailed in Geoffrey Robertson's book The Justice Game, all Bank of England notes now carry a copyright message on the face as a direct result of Boggs' activities, the idea being that if they cannot secure a counterfeiting charge, then they can at least secure a copyright violation.[22] In 1989, one of the original £5 "bank notes" from the trial was included in the British Museum exhibition Fake? The Art of Deception;[23] this item was added to the British Museum's permanent collection the following year, via donation by the artist himself. In 2022, this drawing went on public display in the British Museum's room 68 (the "Money Gallery") alongside one of Banksy's "Di-faced tenner"[24] £10 notes.[25] >He was arrested for a second time in Australia in 1989, acquitted and awarded the equivalent of US$20,000 in damages by the presiding judge.[2][26] >Boggs' home was raided three times between 1990 and 1992 by the United States Secret Service on suspicion of counterfeiting.[27] In the raids 1300 items were confiscated, although no legal case was brought against him.[28][29]

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago

Actually, that makes more sense. More in line with the personality. I like the Boggs, story, below.