My 94 year old step mother had to cancel my visit to her. (We'll go in July.)

[NNadir]

We're a little sad, but tomorrow, we'll go to MOMA to feel better.

MOMA has Max Beckmann's Departure:



It's a huge triptych, savage painting, painted in Germany just at the dawn of the Nazi era.

One stands in front of it and the feeling is completely overwhelming.

Beckmann became a refugee, escaped to Holland, only to face Holland being captured by the Nazis.

He survived, and died in New York in 1954, just blocks from MOMA.

The painting, I think, is about survival, and in these times of rising horror, it's worth seeing again.

Unfortunately MOMA doesn't always have it on display. I hope they do tomorrow.

We'll see my Stepmother in July. She's survived quite a bit herself.

[MLAA]

1. Sorry for the delay, hope your step mom is well ❤️

[NNadir]

2. She's fine. Her daughters bought her surprise tickets for her birthday which she didn't know...

...when we scheduled.

She was upset when she called to cancel, but I calmed her down. We'll go in a couple of weeks.

[MLAA]

3. Glad to hear the reschedule was for a fun reason for her.