
Steilküste von Etretat nach dem Gewitter
Gustave Courbet, 1869
A garden of beautiful things
A rotating selection of artworks and music from our collection archives.
Rags to Riches
Tony Bennett
USA, 1953
Everyday
Buddy Holly
USA, 1958
Love Will Tear Us Apart - 2020 Remaster
Joy Division
UK, 1980
Paper Planes
M.I.A.
UK, 2007
In Bloom
Nirvana
USA, 1991
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, these submissions form a growing tapestry of thought, emotion, and cultural memory.
“Know your endoxas”
“closest to ideal. ”
“Nothing is easy. What looks easy is not easy. What looks hard is also not easy. Easy is nothing. Is everything hard? Somethings are liquid and somethings are gas but none of them are easy.”
“Rise to your calling!”
“Beautiful suns will rise and set, I believe.”
“Some short but much needed walks must be called first aid walks (FAW for short).”
“I am trying everyone. I am doing my best.”
“Why extraordinary doesn‘t mean over ordinary? Like a little bit more ordinary? Or is being ordinary a circle? ”
“I am shocked how much of our modern western view of the "world" in 21st century is still grounded on David Hume's philosophy.”
“Sometimes the brightest moment of my day is the salad I get for my lunch. ”