The Banquet, 1958

I got to take my kids to see my favorite gallery at the Art Institute in Chicago. As I dried my hair at the hotel that morning I anticipated seeing the Cornell boxes and this painting:

Why this painting, of all the masterpieces at the CAI? Though I try, I can't put it into words. I know it has something to do with the thin veil.

Remember the magical night (Sept, 2015) I stepped out of Mom and Dad's front door to find this?

Both Magritte's painting and the experience I had while snapping this photo are something I continue to feast on.