The Künstlerverein Malkasten, with its park, possesses a unique refuge and a distinguished garden monument in the middle of Düsseldorf, whose origins go back to the middle of the 18th century. The exhibition "Garten der Möglichkeiten" tells, by means of historical documents and images, the story of this park – and builds a bridge to the present and to our understanding of nature today.
It is about people and nature, about nature and landscape, about landscape and garden: with works by Lothar Baumgarten, Johannes Bendzulla, Katja Davar, Elger Esser, Franz Gertsch, Christoph Knecht, Silke Leverkühne, Rita McBride, Giuseppe Penone, Anja Schubert and Tatjana Valsang.
In addition to the selected works by artists who enjoy national and international renown, three students of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf are realising new works: Valerie Fiona Feldhaus, Marie Grothe and Tom Seidel.
The history of the Malkastenpark begins with the Jacobi family, who in the middle of the 18th