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鈥濨ye, bye my beloved parking garage. Last Monday I said farewell alone to the space where I organized exhibitions for 24 years, initially with my 2 friends Jost and Gregor, and from 2008 on by myself. 184 exhibitions, more than 400 artists have presented their works here. At the end of last week, the building was demolished to make way for a new one. But it was not just the wonderful space with its proportions and its modesty amid the beautiful natural scenery, although that was part of it, but it was primarily the energy that could be felt here, the energy of art and its creators. And that lives on. Personally, I will continue regardless, and I鈥檓 actually looking forward to new places and the future. In the place where the parking garage was, or nearby, I will plant an oak tree with a basalt stone in honor of Joseph Beuys. The money for this has already been donated, but I want to plant more trees in D眉sseldorf 鈥� Then, part of my Beuys collection will be exhibited in Belgrade at the Goethe Institute in 4 weeks and I will travel there and also give a lecture on Beuys鈥檚 works. There are also some nice plans for next year. But for now I want to say thank you, including thanks to the association that gave me a beautiful space here for 24 years, and thanks to all the participants and helpers. There will certainly also be an exhibition about PARKHAUS in Malkastenpark, and a second book documenting the exhibitions from 2011 to 2021 will also be published. But also thanks to the space, which worked out so well and where Michael Sailstorfer hid a diamond in 2016, which has now also ended up in the rubble. FREEDOM was possible in this space, precisely because it was so unpretentious and 鈥榳ent along with everything,鈥� even though it had no heating. And it wasn鈥檛 that damp either, most of the time the space was 鈥榙ry鈥� and a beautiful stage, a sanctuary of art, a treasure room. The memory of the many exhibitions will remain鈥�..鈥� (Karl-Heinz Rummeny on Facebook, 28 July 2021)