By: Jared Hemming
Unlike the archetypal starving artist, sculptor John Ilg doesn’t worry about putting money into his art.
“There’s about 400 bucks worth of stuff hanging there,” Ilg said in his studio, pointing out a sculpture.
One piece, “Honesty,” consists of $316 in cash positioned in a way spelling ‘honesty’ in a wire-mesh frame. Ilg displayed the sculpture without a glass barrier at the Minnesota State Fair a few years, allowing onlookers to interact with the cash.