Take The Money And Run

Take The Money And Run

A Danish artist turned in two blank canvases, netting £62k. Is it high art, fraud, or a cheeky nod at the state of modern art?

Words: Tom Ward

Call it conceptual art. Call it a piss take. Or even, call it criminal. When it comes to Danish artist Jens Haaning, the jury was literally out earlier this month, after a Copenhagen court ordered Haaning to pay back his 532,000 kroner fee — around $75,000 or £62,2600 – for two blank artworks delivered in 2021.

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