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Article: Art for rent?
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- July 17, 2003
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Suraya Al-Attas
New Straits Times
07-17-2003
Art for rent?
Byline: Suraya Al-Attas
Edition: The City Advertiser; 2*
Memo: (STF) - Suraya Al-Attas explores the possibility of setting up a public art library here, where people can `borrow' artworks for a small fee.
PICTURE this. You've always dreamt of owning an original Ibrahim Hussein but your bank balance does not permit you to pursue your passion for art.
Then someone tells you that you don't need to part with your precious ringgit to purchase a painting. You can, in fact, temporarily own one when you become a member of an art library, which works pretty much like, well, a book library.
Better yet, you get to keep the piece for a month and ...