
Schlittschuhlaufen vor dem St. Georgstor
Pieter Bruegel, 1559
A garden of beautiful things
A rotating selection of artworks and music from our collection archives.
Never Be Mine
Angel Olsen
USA, 2016
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Paul Simon
USA, 1986
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) (feat. Outkast)
UGK
USA, 2007
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
USA, 1983
Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane
USA, 1967
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. ”