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Saw this today at Tate Britain. Total nonsense-
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/display/art-now-jess-flood-paddock
the blurb-
"Leather saddles are highly sought after by cyclists. Easy to steal, they can be resold quickly, stolen and resold again, and have become an alternative currency of exchange. Flood-Paddock has framed these works with a series of photographs taken in London’s Broadway Market, an area in the grip of rapid gentrification and marked by the proliferation of chained-up saddle-less bicycles2
'alternative currency'