What is the relationship between art and money? This is the question that the new exhibition at Monnaie de Paris answers: “Money in Art” offers a journey through time in the footsteps of artists’ representations of money, from ancient myths to to the dematerialized and digital art of today. Primary and secondary teachers are invited to discover the exhibition on Wednesday April 5 and Wednesday June 21. A copious educational file is at their disposal. Activities are planned for young people, with their families or with their teachers. A game booklet offers children, from 6 years old, a playful journey, made up of puzzles to discover the key works.
Guided tours accompanied by a time for discussion around programming and educational activities are offered to teachers by Monnaie de Paris. On Wednesday 5 April, teachers are invited to discover the “Money in Art” exhibition. The meeting is organized around three times: from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. welcome by the educational team, introduction to the challenges of the exhibition, free visit of the exhibition; from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., convivial moment and discussion with the members of the museum’s educational team; from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., free visit of the exhibition and the museum. Another meeting is offered to teachers on Wednesday, June 21: visit to the exhibition and presentation of the educational offer. To participate in these meetings, it is necessary to register with the pedagogical service, [email protected].
20 centuries of Art History
It’s a real dive through 20 centuries of Art History that awaits visitors from 6 years old. “Money in Art” covers more than 20 centuries of art history on the theme of the complex relationship between art and money, from Antiquity and its myths to the present day. Money feeds the collective imagination indefinitely. It is therefore natural for artists to take up this subject, both to represent money as an object of transaction, but also to convey a message, by illustrating its use in a constantly changing society. The relationship between art and money multiplied and changed over the centuries. From the representation of the ancient myth, justifying the divine creation of money, or of the Catholic Church denouncing its amoral use, to the purely transactional themes of the 16th century in connection with the Protestant Reformation, and up to the invention of the art market in the 19th century, a marker of a fundamental break which asserted itself in the 20th century, this relationship has continued to change. The artist is no longer satisfied with representing themes and characters linked to money, he engages in a reflection on its mechanisms. Whatever the artists, the works, the periods or the themes addressed, the 200 or so works on display challenge the visitor on his own representation of money, and explore all the facets of the real or fantastic relationships that artists have with the world. ‘money.
A six-step journey
This exhibition makes the choice to confront works from very diverse periods and natures on myths, fundamentals, archetypes persisting over the centuries. The course consists of six stages, which present within crosses between ancient and contemporary works, a chronological journey, ranging from ancient myths and the invention of money to currencies and contemporary dematerialized works. The six sections are entitled: “Myths and origins of money”, “Morals and money professions”, “Revolution and financial capitalism”, “What does the artist sell? », « Capital, I love you neither », « Art and money, between flows and datas ». Videos and film extracts concerning money are also present in the different sections.
Around the exhibition
Throughout the duration of the exhibition, until September 24, Monnaie de Paris is programming guided tours and storytelling tours for families with children aged 6 to 12. An artistic practice workshop is also planned for 6-12 year olds.
The educational file
A copious 26-page educational file is available to primary and secondary school teachers. This document produced by the educational team of the Monnaie de Paris presents an initial approach to the main themes addressed in the exhibition in connection with school programs. Whether to prepare for the visit, or to continue it in class, many educational avenues can be explored (at school, college and high school) in disciplines as varied as French, philosophy, history, visual arts, economics and social sciences… The links between the themes of the exhibition and the school programs can be developed and adapted to each level. The educational file presents the major works of each of the six sections. It provides a bibliography, and a filmography. It describes the educational offers offered to schoolchildren, college and high school students.
For the school public
A privileged time slot is reserved for school groups from Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., other time slots are possible, depending on demand. Teachers can organize independent visits to the exhibition, and access it beforehand, free of charge, to prepare for their outing. They can opt for a guided tour with a mediator who adapts to the level of the young people, and to the expectations of the teachers transmitted beforehand. This visit concerns all cycles and all ages from CE1. It makes it possible to discover the notion of the values of art through a transversal approach, it covers many disciplines, art history, history, sociology, literature… A creative workshop, “Façon ar(T)gent” is offered to students from CE1 to 5th : following visiting the exhibition, young people are invited in the company of a facilitator, to create a work of art together, to show what money inspires in them. Pedagogical activities are reserved by telephone 01 40 46 57 57 or by email [email protected]
Beatrice Flammang
The “Money in Art” exhibition
https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/fr/exposition-l-argent-dans-l-art
The educational file
