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# Dread Scott Burned Money in Front of the NY Stock Exchange
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/dread-scott-money-to-burn/
- Published: 2010-06-24T13:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:49:12.000Z
- Description: Brent Burket (aka Heart as Arena) has a report on artist Dread Scott’s “Money to Burn” performance in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday … it included a lighter, US currency, cops, and confused tourists …
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: News, #image-position-hidden, Dread Scott, Performance Art, Wall Street, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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Artist Dread Scott burns money in front of the New York Stock Exchange (photo via Heart as Arena)

Brent Burket (aka [Heart as Arena](http://heartasarena.blogspot.com/2010/06/love-that-burns.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)) has a report on artist Dread Scott’s “[Money to Burn](http://dreadscott.net/Money-to-burn.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)” performance in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday:

> He repeatedly sang, “Money to bur-rn. Money to burn.” while burning the money he had attached to his clothes and also that of any passersby who had their own money to burn. The crowd was a mix of lunching Financial District workers, deliciously confused tourists, and a smattering of people like me who had heard about the action on the internet.

While the whole post is a great read, I do love the ending the most:

> During the performance, a couple curious traders had come over to see the action. They seemed mildly amused. This was a joke, really. They obviously felt at home. After it was all over they went back inside for the afternoon and ushered the Dow down 148.89 points. Burn.