FALSE PROFITS
In 2012, MEAR ONE's large-scale mural on Hanbury Street in East London — depicting figures of power gaming atop the backs of workers — was removed by the local council amid intense public controversy, sparking international debate about censorship and political art. False Profits emerged directly from that episode. Launched as a street wheatpaste campaign in 2014, the work sharpened the mural's critique of financial corruption and institutional power into a portable, reproducible form designed for wide distribution.
In 2012, MEAR ONE's large-scale mural on Hanbury Street in East London — depicting figures of power gaming atop the backs of workers — was removed by the local council amid intense public controversy, sparking international debate about censorship and political art. False Profits emerged directly from that episode. Launched as a street wheatpaste campaign in 2014, the work sharpened the mural's critique of financial corruption and institutional power into a portable, reproducible form designed for wide distribution.
For additional context on these works and the artist's history, see "False Profits and Freedom" — a two-part BMAG interview with MEAR ONE published by Bitcoin Magazine in conjunction with the B26 exhibition program. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/relics-of-a-revolution-part-ii-false-profits-and-freedom
24 x 36" fine art print. Signed by the artist. Preserved in a black wood frame with 7/8" face with plexiglass.
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