Danish Artist Ordered to Repay Museum for Blank Canvases
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC News
Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered by a Copenhagen court to repay over $70,000 to the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg for violating the terms of his agreement with the museum. Haaning was asked to recreate two of his prior works, which involved attaching bank notes to canvases, but instead delivered two blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." The court ruled in favor of the museum, stating that Haaning had no right to change the terms of the agreement and dismissed his copyright claim. Haaning does not plan to appeal the ruling but is in a financially difficult situation.
