René Magritte: Beyond Painting

by Patricia Allmer

Ren Magritte: Beyond painting offers a rethinking of Magritte's art from a position informed by contemporary developments in art theory.

The book employs a wide range of literary and philosophical/cultural theoretical frameworks to analyse Magritte's art. It offers close readings of specific images, paying attention to neglected aspects of Magritte's work, discussing the significance of cabinets of curiosities and encyclopaedias, trompe l'oeil,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719079284
• ISBN13: 9780719079283
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"