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Tiny house next to Paradiso 'for sale': 'What is public art worth to us?'

Artist Leonard van Munster has put his iconic blue "mini-house" installation next to Amsterdam's Paradiso up for sale to highlight the lack of funding for public art maintenance. The protest piece will be demolished in a week unless a new owner or location is found before Paradiso begins its planned expansion on the site. Van Munster's work aims to spark a conversation about the value and responsibility of preserving art in public spaces.

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