Artist Ordered to Repay Museum for Blank Canvases Titled "Take the Money and Run"
TL;DR
Danish artist Jens Haaning was given $84,000 by a museum to create artwork using real money, but instead, he pocketed the cash and turned in two blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." After a legal battle, Haaning has been ordered to refund the court $70,623. The artist's stunt aimed to question artists' rights and working conditions in the art industry. The incident is reminiscent of similar art antics by Banksy and other artists that have made headlines in recent years.
- An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." He's been ordered to return some of it CBS News
- Artist Who Sold Blank Canvases as "Art" Ordered to Return Money | Beyond Bizarre Firstpost
- Danish artist ordered to repay museum after submitting blank canvases: 'Take the money and run' Fox News
- A Danish artist has been ordered to repay a museum after delivering blank canvases NPR
- A Court Has Ordered an Artist to Repay a Danish Museum $72,000 for Submitting Two Empty Frames for a Commission artnet News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on CBS News