Zero Cruzeiro

Artist Cildo Meireles (Brazilian, born 1948)

Date1974-1978

MediumOffset lithograph

DimensionsSheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/8 in. (20 × 27 cm)

Credit LineAcquired in Honor of Erin Sullivan Maynes

CultureBrazilian

InscribedSignature

Object numberPC2017.08.01

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionReplication of a cruzeiro--the predecessor to the real in Brazilian currency. The fake bill is a denomination of zero printed in red, and closely resembles the design of the cruzeiro. Inserted into a larger circle on each side of the bill where a portrait of a political leader or historical figure would have traditionally been placed, Meireles depicts a photo of an indigenous man on one side, and a contemporary man cowering in a corner on the other.

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