Expensive art works

are sacred in museums --


No Iconoclasm?


De duurste kunst isDie teuerste Kunst
heilig in de musea --ist heilig in Museen --
Weer een Beeldenstorm?Kommt ein Bildersturm?

Poem S2588
Amsterdam, 2025-03-06
Duel (Joost Zwagerman) - 2010
Novella, chapter 3
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Zwagerman, Joost 
 

Does money really

circulate if there's just one --


direction: uphill?


Moet geld wel rollen,Muss Geld rollen, wenn
als het maar één kant op stroomt:es in eine Richtung fließt:
alsmaar naar boven?immer nach oben?

Poem S2494
Amsterdam, 2024-12-30
Collection: PumicePieces
 

Customer survey:

Are you not a robot? Do --


you fit the profile?


Klantenonderzoek:Kundenbefragung:
Bent u geen robot? Voldoet --Sie sind kein Roboter? Sie --
u aan het profiel?passen ins Profil?

Poem S2979
Amsterdam, 2024-10-04
Collection: Metamorphic body
 

Nutrition, poison,

it's the dose that determines --


Even with money.


Voeding of vergif,Nahrung oder Gift,
de dosis is bepalend --die Dosis ist entscheidend --
Dat geldt ook voor geld.Das gilt auch für Geld.

Poem S2351
Amsterdam, 2024-09-13
Collection: Mosaic virus
 

That song's no longer

mine, it has been smoothed over --


and wrapped in plastic.


Dat lied is niet meerDas Lied ist nicht mehr
van mij, het is glad gemaakt --meins, es wurde geglättet --
met plastic erom.in Plastik verpackt.

Poem S2109
Amsterdam, 2024-01-25
What Have They Done to My Song (Melanie) - 1970
Song (album "Candles in the Rain")
Collection: WriteWiser signage
Tribute to: Melanie (Safka, Melanie) 
 

Does a work of art

exist if it is secured --


in a heavy safe?


Bestaat een kunstwerkBesteht ein Kunstwerk,
als het beveiligd bewaard --wenn es gut aufbewahrt wird --
wordt in een bankkluis?in einem Tresor?

Poem S2099
Amsterdam, 2024-01-17
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
 

The priest is blessing

the load of relics, for sale --


on the county fair.


De priester zegentDer Priester segnet
de lading relikwieën --die Ladung Reliquien --
te koop op de markt.auf dem Jahresmarkt.

Poem S1988
Amsterdam, 2023-11-03
Sexing the cherry (Jeanette Winterson) - 1989
Novel, chapter 1
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette 
 

The city bleeds dry,

no one comforts the people --


no one does see them.


Heel de stad bloedt leeg,Die Stadt blutet aus,
en niemand troost de mensen --niemand tröstet die Menschen --
niemand let op hen.niemand hilft ihnen.

Poem S1952
Amsterdam, 2023-10-11
Paterson (Dayna Kurtz) - 2002
Song (album "Postcards from downtown")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Kurtz, Dayna 
 

Any producer

has to (produce), or may not --


if a law applies.


Een producent moetEin Produzent muss
wel (produceren), of niet --(produzieren), oder nicht --
als er een wet geldt.wenn ein Gesetz gilt.

Poem S1882
Amsterdam, 2023-08-24
Laws safeguard the public interest
Collection: Half The Work
 

The gum bubble bursts,

people scream about profit


motives: blue murder!


De kauwgombel barst,Die Blase zerplatzt,
iedereen schreeuwt moord en brand --alle schreien Mordio --
over winstbejag.über Gewinnsucht.

Poem S1638
Amsterdam, 2023-01-12
Three Colours: Red - Fraternity (Krzysztof Kieslowski) - 1994
Valentine
Film "Trois couleurs: Rouge" - Fraternité

Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Kieslowski, Krzysztof 
 

Drinking Dutch water

in Dublin is consumption-


capitalism, right?


Brits water drinkenSchweizer Quellwasser
in Brussel is consumptie-in Stockholm ist Konsumption-
kapitalisme.Kapitalismus.

Poem S1553
Amsterdam, 2022-10-29
Much worldwide trade is not at the service of necessities of life, but is driven by profit motives
Collection: Mosaic virus
 

Blabla translator

wanted! I have a message --


that I want to sell!


BlablavertalerBlabla-Umwandler
gezocht! Ik heb een boodschap --gesucht! Ich möchte meine --
om te verkopen!Botschaft verkaufen!

Poem S1546
Amsterdam, 2022-10-21
#171 - Sir Bumble and the antiliar (Marten Toonder) - 1982
Comic strip #171 - Heer Bommel en de antiloog (tiers 01145-01238), tiers 01146 and 01232
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

Flooded wine cellar:

the bottles become worthless --


without their labels.


Kelder overstroomd:Flut im Weinkeller:
de wijnen zijn niets meer waard --die Flaschen sind nichts mehr wert --
zonder etiket.ohne Etikett.

Poem S1075
Amsterdam, 2020-10-28
Self-defense (Marijke Schermer) - 2016
Novel "Noodweer"
Capitalism

Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Schermer, Marijke 
 

Capitalism is

the art of tempting people --


to contract more debts.


Kapitalisme:Kapitalismus
de kunst jou te verleiden --ist die Kunst des Anreizes --
schulden aan te gaan.Schulden zu machen.

Poem S1034
Amsterdam, 2020-06-16
Collection: Local traffic
 

The Great Leader shouts:

We Are Great, The World Is Ours!


Who offers the most?


De Grote LeiderDer Große Führer
roept: De Wereld Is Van Ons!schreit laut: Die Welt Gehört Uns!
Wie biedt er het meest?Höchstes Angebot?

Poem S0857
Amsterdam, 2019-03-28
Collection: PumicePieces
 

Bite-by-bite the rich

mountain is eating the men --


who eat the mountain.


Hapje voor hapjeBissen für Bissen
eet de rijke berg mannen --frisst der reiche Berg Männer --
die de berg eten.die den Berg essen.

Poem S0686
Amsterdam, 2018-03-04
Mining has been unhealthy work since time immemorial
The Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) near Potosi in Colombia contained silver

Collection: Blown sand
 

Zywa Life is expensive

You can't see it, but people do
have crooked eyes. For centuries
there is a test running

to prove it: laws
don't last, the nectar smells
irresistibly over the wall

of counters and the capital
punishment for building big boats
The sweet scent of happiness entices

A little of is already enough
to make someone function -
so why would I be so generous

as to give more than the minimum?
The police are my best friend
I'm willing to pay for that

Poem 1013
Amsterdam, 2017-02-13
Capital punishment:
[1] Refugees drown as a result of unscrupulous people smugglers
[2] from 1500 onwards, building a junk with more than two masts was punishable by death in China for a long time, so that long journeys were impossible

Collection: BloodTrunk 
 

Money no object?

Ah! That is a confession!


You're an enemy!


Aha! Speelt geld geen rol?Ist Geld kein Thema?
Dat is een bekentenis!Ah! Das ist ein Geständnis!
Jij bent een vijand!Dann bist du ein Feind!

Poem S0454
Amsterdam, 2017-01-05
Sir Bumble and Friend Foe (Marten Toonder) - 1953
Comic strip #51 - "Heer Bommel en Vriend Vijand" (tiers 1730-1796), tier 1785
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

Zywa Holland

In Holland culture
always was low
above the weak soil

Barring and collecting water
living alternately

on land and in sea

raising mounds, digging
islands, building pile-ware-
and-dwelling-houses

Living and letting
live for the high art
of trade

There is as much
as you can count
with borrowed money

shops smelling
of distant shores
where we don't arrive

with soldiers, but
with nice stories
and heavy purses

Poem 878
Amsterdam, 2016-12-08
Collection: Mosaic virus
 

Naivety with

large lots of lead in a barn --


that makes a goldmine!


GoedgelovigheidLeichtgläubigkeit mit
met grote partijen lood --großen Partien Blei macht --
samen een goudmijn!eine Goldmine!

Poem H1602
Amsterdam, 2016-11-24
Sir Bumble and The Lead-Reformer (Marten Toonder) - 1972
Comic strip #139 - Heer Bommel en De Loodhervormer (tiers 7442-7500), tier 7482
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

For Superbosses

holdings are a game, marbles --


you swop, so boring!


Voor BovenbazenFür Übermeister
zijn bedrijven spel, knikkers --sind Aktien ein Spiel, Murmeln --
die je ruilt, zo saai!zum Tausch, langweilig!

Poem S0424
Amsterdam, 2016-11-04
Sir Bumble and The Superbosses (Marten Toonder) - 1963
Comic strip #104 - "Heer Bommel en De Bovenbazen" (tiers 4955-5055), tier 4955
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

The Great Superboss

funes the stock markets: a crash --


of bulk moneyballs.


De Baas BovenbaasDer Übermeister
funeert de beurzen: een krach --funiert die Börsen: ein Krach --
van bulkballen geld.von Großbällen Geld.

Poem S0425
Amsterdam, 2016-11-04
Sir Bumble and The Superbosses (Marten Toonder) - 1963
Comic strip #104 - "Heer Bommel en De Bovenbazen" (tiers 4955-5055), tier 4999
Stock market manipulation by United States President Trump on April 4th, 2025

Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

Lots of traffic signs,

and billboard after billboard:


so many rules here!


Verkeersborden, enVerkehrszeichen, und
reclame na reclame:Reklame nach Reklame:
wat veel regels hier!so viele Regeln!

Poem S0034
Amsterdam, 2012-01-25
Collection: PumicePieces
 

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