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Danish artist ordered to repay museum $76K after turning In blank canvases called ‘Take the Money and Run’

Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered by a Copenhagen court to refund nearly 500,000 kroner to a museum after he supplied blank canvases for an art project named 'Take the Money and Run'.
The museum asked for the full amount to be returned but Haaning refused. The court ordered him to refund the museum an amount equal to the original sum minus his fee and the mounting cost.
Haaning has been given 14 days to pay back the museum, but he claims he does not have the funds to do so. He has four weeks to appeal the court's decision but has stated that he does not intend to pursue the case further.

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BBC News

Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses

Jens Haaning was given €71,000 by a Danish museum to create art, but sent it blank canvasses.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork ordered to repay £61,500

Jens Haaning must repay money loaned by Kunsten Museum, court says

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Danish Artist Who Submitted Blank Frames As Artwork Told To Repay $75,000 To Museum

A Danish artist has been ordered to return nearly 500,000 kroner (around $75,000) to a museum after he submitted two blank canvasses as his artwork. According to The BBC, the artist, identified as Jens Haaning, was commissioned in 2021 by the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Denmark to recreate two earlier works that used scores of banknotes to represent average incomes. The museum provided him with funds from its reserves to recreate his artwork…

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

"Take the Money and Run", Danish artist ordered to repay museum for delivering blank artwork

A court in Denmark has ordered artist Jens Haaning to repay a museum $76,400 after he delivered completely blank canvases.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

‘Take the Money and Run’: Blank canvas creator ordered to repay museum

Jens Haaning was meant to embed the 500,000 Danish Kroner in banknotes he received from the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg into the framed fabric. He pocketed it.

2 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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