Danish Artist Ordered to Repay Museum $70K After Submitting Blank Canvases

Danish artist Jens Haaning was commissioned by a museum to recreate previous works using cash but instead submitted blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run."
Haaning kept over $75,000 in Danish kroner and euros given to him by the museum for the commissioned artworks.
A Copenhagen court ruled that Haaning must repay the museum around $70,600 plus court fees for violating his agreement.
Haaning claims keeping the money was part of his conceptual artwork about worker exploitation but says he lacks funds to repay the museum.
The incident resembles other controversial art world stunts involving money, like Banksy's shredding prank and Maurizio Cattelan's banana art.