Money Talks Curator Talk

Onsite and Online

This talk is onsite at the Taylorian Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom

Tickets are £10

How does money talk to us? We are often unaware that the money in our pocket carries messages. Despite its functional form, money design is a carefully calibrated exercise of sign-making and artistic intent.

In his curatorial introduction to the Money Talks exhibition, Dr Shailendra Bhandare will discuss how art and money inform and influence each other. He will explore the historic journeys money makes, often starting life as an illustration or sculpture commissioned to capture and memorialise moments and figures.

Drawing on a wide range of creative skills, techniques, and inspirations, Dr Bhandare will examine how different artists have responded to the creation and interpretation of money. He will explore the overlapping of gender, politics, religion and money using visuality and art as lenses to highlight specific stories and context.

This talk will offer fascinating historical insights as we traverse the journey where art and money come together in different ways.

Dr Shailendra Bhandare is curator of the Ashmolean's Money Talks exhibition and Senior Assistant Keeper, South Asian and Far-eastern Numismatics and Paper Money Collections.