never understood his teachings. "I
do not deny God," he said, "I state
His absence. My philosophy is a
waiting for God. Here is the prob–
lem of our world. Not in gloom."
The most impressive feature of
the atmosphere was, without doubt,
Heidegger's magnamm1ty. One
could have expected words of bit–
terness or complaints. But he did
not utter a single word of accusa–
tion. In fact, though conscious of
all happenings, he preserved an
uncanny serenity-"so that the
Serene may reach men in the se–
renifation." The words are his. But
what was lacking was a trace of
Holderlin's "joyousness." The heal–
ing was far from being accom–
plished.
It was a sad afternoon: the rain
in the valley, the bird with its fea–
thers clipped, and the words slip–
ping out of the protection of the
careworn poet. He shook my hand
and said, "I am glad you have
come." He also asked for a copy of
the
L etters of
T.
E. Lawrence
(if
that gives a clue to him) . And I
left behind me the incomplete
"Homecoming," the still reserved
-discovery, and a setting that was
all too real. It was existentialist:
Being was not allowed to be; there
was nothing but a nothing which
should never be.
The words are
mine. They probably mean nothing.
Stefan -Schimanski
511
•
DEKOONING
april 1948
EGAN GALLERY
63 E. 57
SARI DIENES
April 12 - April 24
CHARLES SELIGER
April 26 - May
8
CARLEBACH GALLERY
937 3rd Ave. bet. 56th
&
57th Sts.
New York City
RECORD COLLECTORS'
EXCHANGE
Announces
a
new complete record service
116 W. 48
St.
Popular Records
Hot jan Records
Radios
&
Phonographs
Wire Recorders
Children's Records
Folk Records
76 W. 48 St.
Classical
Out of Print
Imports
Domestic
Exchange
&
Rental
