Description
Book SynopsisOffers an engagement with a rethinking of Magritte's art from a position informed by contemporary developments in art theory. This title analyses Magritte's art through employing a range of literary and philosophical/cultural theoretical frameworks. It explores how Magritte's art challenges conventional notions of originality and canonicity.
Trade ReviewRigorously researched, utilizing both archival sources and Magritte’s own extensive writing, Allmer weaves these with thoughtful, engaging theory, and her work is sure to be essential reading for scholars of Magritte and Surrealism. -- .
Table of ContentsList of plates
List of figures
Acknowledgements
1. Retheorising Magritte
2. Cabinets of curiosities
3. Forging the past and the present
4. Elective affinities – Between words and images
5. Dialogues entirely painted by hand
6. Framing the real
7. Artistic identity reproduced
8. Coda - After Magritte
List of abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
