It has been two years now since The Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) moved into its new headquarters on St. Laurent Blvd. near Fairmount in the Mile End. Recently, I made my first visit to view the new summer exhibition The Past Is Before You by Côte Saint-Luc born artist Arnie Lipsey. A collection of 18 paintings produced over the last six years, Lipsey’s work leans into the surreal to reveal the complexities of family mythologies. I spoke to him about this project and his memories of CSL.