Paraphrased from Foxnews compilation:

A University of Iowa student hand-sewed a work of art entitled “The American Flag.” It was made of 130 dollar bills sewn together and colored to resemble the American flag. He had constructed the piece to represent the greed that underlies the United States. His piece of art was displayed Saturday in the University of Iowa Art Building. It was then stolen between 9pm and midnight Wednesday according to the University police. The student artist, Curtis William Readel had this to say: “My whole show is about greed and how it can take over anyone, and just having this piece stolen further proves the point.”

Readel hung this statement up in place of the missing artwork:
“This extreme desire for wealth drives individuals to steal something that was laboriously assembled and then displayed to encourage awareness of greed. I find this ironic and very sad that someone would do this in the presence of such a statement.”