Denmark's Kunsten Museum loaned artist Jens Haaning about $76,400 to create two pieces of modern art. Instead, he submitted two blank canvases and titled the work Take the Money and Run.
, explaining that the money came from reserves earmarked for the building's upkeep."We have to think carefully about how we spend our funds, and we don't spend more than we can afford."
The court's judgment deducted roughly $5,700 from the full loan amount to serve as Haaning's artist's fee and viewing fee, since the museum nonetheless exhibited the blank canvases in its"Work It Out" show."Haaning's new workis also a recognition that works of art, despite intentions to the contrary, are part of a capitalist system that values a work based on some arbitrary conditions.
Haaning now appears to be in a bit of a pickle, as he says that he doesn't have the money to repay the museum. "It has been good for my work, but it also puts me in an unmanageable situation where I don't really know what to do," the artist told DR.Laurel Wamsley is a reporter for NPR's News Desk. She reports breaking news for NPR's digital coverage, newscasts, and news magazines, as well as occasional features. She was also the lead reporter for NPR's coverage of the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.
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