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* Patricia Allmer, ''René Magritte: Beyond Painting'', Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009, 256 pp. [http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719079283/]. Review: [https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwifg-HBrbnXAhUBmBoKHXv6DrsQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjsa.hida.asu.edu%2Findex.php%2Fjsa%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F109%2F68&usg=AOvVaw1Lh8vWCzQdjTNag_3jr0XK] | * Patricia Allmer, ''René Magritte: Beyond Painting'', Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009, 256 pp. [http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719079283/]. Review: [https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwifg-HBrbnXAhUBmBoKHXv6DrsQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjsa.hida.asu.edu%2Findex.php%2Fjsa%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F109%2F68&usg=AOvVaw1Lh8vWCzQdjTNag_3jr0XK] | ||
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| + | * ''René Magritte: Selected Writings'', eds. Kathleen Rooney and Eric Plattner, trans. Jo Levy, University of Minnesota Press, 2016, [http://libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=333807AD933DB1BC8DBBEF5FE0791CFD PDF], [http://aaaaarg.fail/thing/581761ba9ff37c59da15e999 ARG]. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Magritte | ||
| + | * http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74338 | ||
| + | * [https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2013/magritte/ Online companion to 2013 MoMA exhibition] | ||
[[Category:Surrealism|Magritte, Rene]] | [[Category:Surrealism|Magritte, Rene]] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 13 November 2017
René François Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art.
Literature
- Patricia Allmer, René Magritte: Beyond Painting, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009, 256 pp. [2]. Review: [3]
(English)
- René Magritte: Selected Writings, eds. Kathleen Rooney and Eric Plattner, trans. Jo Levy, University of Minnesota Press, 2016, PDF, ARG.
