Lucho Poletti Unveils Ten New Paintings Reimagining Bosch and Bruegel Around Fiat Money

On August 15, 2026, the anniversary of President Nixon’s 1971 suspension of dollar‑to‑gold convertibility, Italian artist Lucho Poletti released the first of ten large‑scale drawings titled Ten Decrees. The series reinterprets four Hieronymus Bosch and six Pieter Bruegel the Elder works, each framed by a Latin command that centers on fiat currency—"let there be fury, profit, chaff, a game, folly, hunger, refuge, collapse, ash," and the final decree, "Ultima Fiat: let it be the last." Each 30‑by‑20‑inch print contains hundreds of figures and intricate details, with inscriptions visible only up close, and is produced in limited editions of ten. The biweekly releases began on August 29, 2026, and will conclude on January 3, 2027, the anniversary of Bitcoin’s Genesis Block. Five drawings have already been unveiled, the most recent being Fiat Moria on October 24, followed by Fiat Fames on November 7. Poletti, who has produced Bitcoin‑related art since 2017, views his work as visual propaganda for a monetary revolution and will display the series at Bitcoin Amsterdam on November 5‑6, 2026.