Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses

Post by arghwhat » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 10:51 AM UTC

Brian_K_White wrote: post #79

arghwhat wrote: post #77

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Stealing 100k USD is a very significant crime, and I find it very ridiculous that you'd compare that to jaywalking. The criminal was not ordered to "just make art", but comissioned to make a specific piece requested by the gallery - in the form of a frame filled with said money. As such, this is no different than if you hired a carpenter to build you a house, paid upfront with contractual obligations, but the carpent…

No. The crime/contract angle is not the most important element here. It's just a club that one side of a dispute happens to have, so they get to win the fight with their bigger club. It doesn't make their argument the more valid one.

Post by arghwhat » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 11:06 AM UTC

fatfingerd wrote: post #78

arghwhat wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stealing 100k USD is a very significant crime, and I find it very ridiculous that you'd compare that to jaywalking. The criminal was not ordered to "just make art", but comissioned to make a specific piece requested by the gallery - in the form of a frame filled with said money. As such, this is no different than if you hired a carpenter to build you a house, paid upfront with contractual obligations, but the carpent…

They provided a similar (and vastly more popular) artwork and it was displayed. Even works that are not supposed to be creative works differ from the original order and courts often don't decide on a full refund if it provided utility. I find it kind of strange that they don't want to keep these talking points but I think the court should have decided what value they already got out of using them if they don't perman…