Danish Artists Gets $84K For Nothing - Except Brilliance

[phdhorn 6,224]

I freaking LOVE  this guy!

 

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A Danish artist was given $84,000 by a museum to use in a work of art. When he delivered the piece he was supposed to make, it was not as promised. Instead, the artist, Jens Haaning, gave the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark two blank canvases and said they were titled "Take the Money and Run."

 

Haaning was asked to recreate two of his previous works: 2010's "An Average Danish Annual Income" and "An Average Austrian Annual Income," first exhibited in 2007. Both used actual cash to show the average incomes of the two countries, according to a news release from the artist. 

In addition to compensation for the work, Haaning was also give bank notes to use in the work, museum director Lasse Andersson told CBS News via email. Their contract even stated the museum would give Haaning an additional 6,000 euros to update the work, if needed, Andersson said. At the time the works were initially exhibited, the Danish piece highlighted the average income of 328,000 kroner, approximately $37,800, while the average Austrian salary illustrated was around €25,000, or $29,000.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jens-haaning-take-the-money-and-run-blank-canvases/

 

Edited September 29, 2021 by phdhorn

[Helobious 9,755]

He’s giving all the money back when the contract stipulates that he must do so. He’s just being a weirdo. 

[miguelito 11,450]

Steve Miller's gonna sue him for $85,000.

[GopherRock 1,773]

Billy Mack, please pick up the white courtesy phone...

[idigTexas 2,321]

That's an obvious forgery of "Cow Eating Grass."

 

 

 

[DonkeyCigars 143]

If this guy gets in trouble but you have crypto artists stealing money….

[Grade of D as in David 13,255]

Was this the same guy who installed the blue panels at the Lamar and 5th street underpass?

 

At least that only cost us 45k

[davidg 4,057]

Dude out-banksyed Banksy 

[ChickenSandwich 9,918]

Austin COA has already sent a retainer 

[Your Mom 4,956]

3 hours ago, GopherRock said:

Billy Mack, please pick up the white courtesy phone...

Well done.  

[gyroprotagonist 2,597]

i think i saw this episode on Full House maybe?  one of the daughter's turned in a blank piece of paper for Art Class and titled it 'Before Inspiration' and wanted an A

 

[DCA_HORN 725]

If Yoko ever made a dime than she has this guy beat. I refuse to believe that's ever happened so props to the crazy Dane.

[Deej 77,671]

6 hours ago, phdhorn said:

the Danish piece highlighted the average income of 328,000 kroner,

 

[Lhorn 5,080]

23 hours ago, gyroprotagonist said:

i think i saw this episode on Full House maybe?  one of the daughter's turned in a blank piece of paper for Art Class and titled it 'Before Inspiration' and wanted an A

 

How rude!

[FartingMonk 3,612]

Wayne Knight aka Newman from Seinfeld starred in a Broadway play called Art that does this

[Caponata 151]

Is this like turning in a blank essay titled "The Art of Procrastination'.