A long-delayed loan of Paul Klee's painting *Angelus Novus* (1920) has finally arrived at the Jewish Museum in New York, completing the exhibition "Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds." The work, on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, was stuck in Israel due to the ongoing war in Iran, which began with joint US-Israeli bombardments on February 28. Until its arrival, the painting was represented by an authorized facsimile with a note citing transport delays. The exhibition, which opened March 20, focuses on Klee's final decade and runs through July 26.
The arrival of *Angelus Novus* is significant not only for completing the show but also for the work's profound art-historical resonance. Owned by philosopher Walter Benjamin, who wrote about it in his 1940 essay "Theses on the Philosophy of History," the painting has become an iconic symbol of historical catastrophe. Its delayed delivery amid a real-world war underscores the fragility of international cultural exchange during geopolitical conflict. The exhibition, curated by Mason Klein, is organized with the Zentrum Paul Klee and the Kunstmuseum Bern.