https://fortune.com/2023/09/19/artist-jens-haaning-ordered-pay-museum-77000-submitting-2-blank-canvases-title-take-money-run
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TL:DR Artist took around 60k from a museum to make some art. The artist, 2 years later, turned in two blank canvas titled "Take the money and run".
The museum sued him for the money back and obviously won with interest
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What a dumbass could have just tossed some paint on the canvas called it art and walked away with 60k
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Or used a better title. If it was called 'The Evils of Capitalism' or something, he would have been fine.
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