Danish artist ordered to repay museum after submitting blank canvases

Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered by a Copenhagen court to repay the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark, approximately $70,600 after delivering blank canvases for a commissioned work titled "Take the Money and Run." The museum had given Haaning a loan to recreate earlier works depicting wage differences within the European Union. The court deducted an artist's fee and viewing fee from the loan amount, acknowledging the artistic concept behind the blank canvases. Haaning claims he doesn't have the money to repay the museum.