Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoDanish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasseswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down14
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkDanish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasseswww.bbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareAn_Ugly_Bastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoThe artist named it “Take the Money and Run.” The museum should change it to “Get your Money Back and Laugh.”
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIf this stunt generated far more publicity and/or patrons than an actual painting, couldn’t the “artist” argue they fulfilled their end of the deal? I wouldn’t be surprised if some rich idiot pays a large amount of money for it, like that Banksy painting that sold for 20x after self-destructing.
The artist named it “Take the Money and Run.” The museum should change it to “Get your Money Back and Laugh.”
If this stunt generated far more publicity and/or patrons than an actual painting, couldn’t the “artist” argue they fulfilled their end of the deal?
I wouldn’t be surprised if some rich idiot pays a large amount of money for it, like that Banksy painting that sold for 20x after self-destructing.