Our current exhibition at The Mills Building presents artwork from the collection of Louise and Davis Riemer. Featuring over 60 artworks in a variety of media that are either made of or about money. The Riemer’s business is investment management, where they advise on technical matters of finance as well as questions about personal matters of goals, values and self-knowledge of finance. After acquiring the first piece in their collection, which served primarily as kitschy entertainment, they realized that art helped them understand some of the questions they were working with on a daily basis.  As their collection continues to grow, their interest is in artwork that contributes to the dialogue between the hand-crafted object itself and the means that are used to acquire it. As one of the artists in their collection has said “The only thing worth exactly one dollar is a one-dollar bill.”

Installation view of “Made of Money” at The Mills Building, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.  Photo credit:  Francis Baker Photography.

Mark Wagner “Fluctuation” cut US Currency.

C.K. Wilde currency collages installed in the Mills Building. Photo Credit: Francis Baker Photography

Stacey Lee Webber hand crafted “Tape Measure”, “Hammer” and “Screwdriver” made with quarters, dimes and pennies.

Oriane Stender “$10 Love”  woven paper and five dollar bills