“Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet) in a Red Dress”, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Descent, Spirit, Heart, Senses
Ruminations on grief and the consolation of philosophy, wrapped in a story about love and family secrets. Cast: Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Elizabeth “Zaza” Lecoin, Simone de Beauvoir, Paul Cezanne, Ranier Marie Rilke, and a World War I veteran named Schneider.
“The Crucifixion”, Lorenzetti, 1340s
The Medium
Thoughts on the liquid state of painting and its connection to immanence, post-modernity, feminism, and the blood of Christ.