The episode centers on the theft of Joan Miró's real-life painting, The Poetess , which Homer becomes inexplicably obsessed with after a museum visit. When the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts closes due to a lack of funds, the painting is put up for auction.
: Becomes a person of interest due to his fanatical obsession with the piece. [S29E12] Homer is Where the Art Isn't
is the twelfth episode of Season 29 and the 630th episode overall of The Simpsons . Directed by Timothy Bailey and written by Kevin Curran, it originally aired on March 18, 2018. Plot Summary The episode centers on the theft of Joan