Cash Art Canvas Nicked

The BBC reports that a Norwegian artwork featuring thousands of pounds worth of banknotes glued to a canvas has been stolen from the Oslo gallery where it was on show. The artwork, entitled Relative Value, was made up of 100,000 notes of 1,000 kroner (£83; 124 euros) each, belonging to the artist, Jan Christensen. The robbers got into the gallery by breaking a window. They then cut each note off the canvas individually and left the 6.5-by-13ft (two-by-four-metre) frame behind. The work had already been sold to a Norwegian buyer at face value. "The piece was sold for nothing basically. It was just an exchange," Mr Christensen told the BBC News website. "I wanted to make a blunt work with the intention of creating a discussion about the value of art, and about capitalism, and how the art world works," he said. Mr Christensen said he did not know whether he would make a replacement. The artist wanted to create a discussion about the value of art. Despite the double blow of losing an artwork made up of his own money, Mr Christensen says he finds the theft "interesting". "It proves my theory that I have made an artwork that has a value outside the gallery space. It could be a drug user, but at least it's one who's interested in art," he said. (For full source and article click the Headline) Irish Art