Alex Schütz — On the Collection
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Alex Schütz Collection · Vienna · 2026
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"No currency in human history has circulated at more places on earth than the cowrie shell. Not gold. Not silver. Not the dollar."
— Alex Schütz
"These objects show their work. All of it. And that is rarer than people think."
— Alex Schütz
"Money has never been only about wealth. It has always been about connection."
— Sonja Schromm
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ASC · Pre-Monetary Currencies · Vienna · 2026
