Artist Takes the Money and Runs

What is the most interesting piece of art you have ever seen? 你看過最有趣的藝術品是甚麼呢？ The Mona Lisa? A sculpture by Ju Ming? What about… nothing? A museum in Denmark is not happy with an artist named Jenns Haaning because of what he did. 丹麥有一個博物館對藝術家Haaning很不高興。 Actually, they're unhappy with him because of what he didn't do. 對他不開心不是因為他做了什麼，而是因為他甚麼都沒做。 The museum paid Jenns Haaning eighty-three-thousand U.S. dollars to make art. That is a lot of money! That is over two million NT dollars! 博物館付給他超過兩百萬台幣！ The museum wanted him to use this money to make something. Then they wanted to show this art at their gallery. 他們希望他用這筆錢創作藝術品，然後放在他們的博物館展示。 But when the museum looked at the canvases he sent back… they were blank! 但是這個藝術家交回去的兩張畫布，都是空白的！ The artist didn't draw, or paint, or create anything! 他什麼都沒有做！ He said the blank canvases are his art. Now the museum wants their money back, of course. 博物館當然希望把錢拿回來。 But… it doesn't look like Jenns Haaning is going to give it back! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位丹麥藝術家，也許認為空白的畫布本身就是藝術吧。 1. Art 藝術。 I'm planning to study art in Paris next year. 我打算明年去巴黎學藝術。 Wow, you plan to study painting? 哇，你打算學油畫嗎？ Body painting. Body painting is a very interesting art form. 人體彩繪是很有趣的藝術形式。 2. Artist 藝術家。 I didn't know you're an artist, Ryan. 我不知道你是藝術家呢。 I'm not an artist yet. 我還不是藝術家。 I hope I can be one in the future. 我希望將來是。 3. Draw 畫。 I'm not good at drawing pictures. 我不大會畫圖。 Well, faces are hard to draw. 人臉很難畫。 Try flowers or trees next time. 你下次試試看畫花草樹木。 4. Museum 博物館。 Museums are not fun. 博物館不好玩。 This museum is great. It's about dinosaurs. 這個博物館很棒，它講恐龍。 我們一起來讀單字。 art 藝術 artist 藝術家 draw 畫 museum 博物館 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this story take place? a. Switzerland b. Denmark c. The U.S. 2. How much money did the museum give the artist? a. 83,000 U.S. dollars b. 83,000 NT c. 83,000 kroner 3. What did the artist do? a. He made nothing b. He painted two big pictures c. He bought art Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn