OPEN POST: An Artist's Shenanigans!
In 2021, Danish artist Jens Haaning pulled off a comical art stunt that left the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Denmark scratching their heads. Jens received 532,549 Danish kroner (about $70,000) to create an artwork featuring real cash, with the expectation that he would recreate two of his earlier works that visually depicted average salaries in Denmark and Austria using euros and kroner bills. However, Haaning had a different plan up his sleeve. Instead of following the museum's vision, Jens submitted two blank canvases and claimed his actions were part of a broader performance art piece called Take the Money and Run. Oh yes, the old artist "fall back" claiming it was performance art. Sure, do it in your own show fool. How do you say idiot in Danish? The museum, however, was not amused by Haaning's cheeky move and took the matter to court. A Danish court ruled that the artist must repay the cash to the museum for violating his contract. Jens' lawyer, Peter S