Modern Art for hire – stylish decoration for your home or office

@ Jochen Laier

A room becomes more comfortable with the right accessories. Beautiful plants and paintings on the walls help create a pleasant atmosphere. But anyone who does not want to be limited to inexpensive pictures or discount-store prints often has to invest a lot of money when modern art is desired. For some time, however, there has been another possibility: renting art.

Modern art – art libraries as a contact point

© Viktor Koepruner

The contact points for borrowing paintings to hang on the wall or sculptures to display are so-called art libraries. In Germany, many cities now have art libraries, often affiliated with public libraries. Art associations and museums are also among the providers. The idea behind borrowing modern art is that you can live with a painting or sculpture in your own home instead of seeing it only briefly in an exhibition. In a museum, you have limited time with a work, and spending hours close to a single piece may not always be practical.

Modern art as decoration in public spaces

© Yorkberlin

In your own home, the experience is different. For a rental fee, you can usually borrow a work for up to four months and enjoy the view every day. Friends and family may even come to see you as an art expert. For self-employed professionals, appropriate images that are replaced at regular intervals can make customer-facing rooms more attractive. If the expense is tax-deductible, the model becomes even more appealing to businesses.

Borrowing art for an affordable rental fee

© MicadoX

The rental fee depends on the value of the art object, but in most cases the amount is considered low enough that many people can afford this luxury. If you grow attached to the modern art after the loan period ends, there is sometimes a possibility of buying it from the art library, which in most cases also supports the artist.

Paintings

© Rüdiger Reichle

If borrowing art is not enough and you would like your own high-quality prints, exclusive editions or reproductions of paintings, www.arsmundi.de is among the suppliers. There you can find paintings and sculptures to decorate any room.