Insertions into Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project 1970

Editor: This is Cildo Meireles' "Insertions into Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project." It appears to be a Brazilian banknote with a question stamped on it. What's going on here? Curator: This piece is fascinating. Meireles intervenes directly into systems of exchange and communication. He re-inserts the banknote back into circulation with a question about the death of Vladimir Herzog. Editor: Herzog? Who was he? Curator: Herzog was a journalist murdered by the military dictatorship in Brazil. Meireles uses the bill to pose a subversive question. How does this act of stamping affect the circulation of money and ideas? Editor: It's a powerful message precisely because it uses something so commonplace. I’ll definitely think differently about currency now!