A Danish artist who was given a pile of cash by a museum in northern Denmark to create a piece for its exhibition on labor conditions two years ago submitted two empty canvases, causing an uproar
FILE - An empty picture frame by Danish artist Jens Haaning titled"Take the Money and Run", hangs at the Kunsten museum in Aalborg, on Sept. 28, 2021. Haaning, commissioned by the museum in northern Denmark to create a piece for its exhibition on labor conditions two years ago submitted two empty canvases. The exhibit caused a stir. A Danish court ruled last week that Jens Haaning has to repay 492,549 kroner to Kunsten Museum in Aalborg for the work.
The museum had commissioned Haaning in 2021 to recreate two of his earlier pieces featuring bank notes attached to canvases representing the average annual wage in Denmark andInstead, he submitted two empty canvases for the exhibition, entitled “Work It Out," said the artwork represented his current work situation and kept the money.
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