NEXT Gallery invited artists of all backgrounds to explore what money means to them. Does it make the world go ‘round? Can it buy happiness? Gold standard, Bitcoin, counterfeit, or petty cash—how does money shape what we value and why?

We invited work that questions value, exposes the economies that exploit art and artists, or subverts the logic of capital. How do we collectively or individually value art, what other forms of wealth or exchange we can create, or how worth might be measured beyond price. Money touches everyone differently, and we sought a wide range of perspectives.