Ren Magritte Critical Lives 1st Edition Patricia Allmer by Patricia Allmer 9781789141801, 178914180X instant download after payment.

The Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte redefined the way we think about art. Famous for his men in bowler hats, he inspired generations of later artists from Andy Warhol to Jasper Johns with his witty and provocative work. In this illuminating new biography, Patricia Allmer radically repositions Magritte’s work in relation to its historical and cultural circumstances. Allmer explores the significant influence of events and experiences in Magritte’s early childhood and youth that are recorded in his letters and essays, including his memories of visiting fairs and circuses, of magical shows and performances, of the cinema, and, in particular, of his first encounter with his future partner, Georgette, on a carousel. Allmer’s analyses of these events and their influence on both well-known and less familiar images give new insights into Magritte’s art. The book will appeal to those who wish to know more about Magritte’s life and work, as well as to the wide audience for surrealism.“Few artists have had their work cited, imitated, appropriated or détourned as often as Magritte; few artists have created a visual vocabulary, a lexicon of images of supreme ambiguity and supple indetermination, which can be appropriated to express wildly different situations. What works for Rihanna’s limited run of ten ‘Ceci n’est pas un Delvaux’ bags, retailing exclusively at Barneys in 2014 at $7,350, also works to express political protest. And what works for the protest poster also works for its opposite, as is clear from the cover of Charles Leerhsen’s ghostwritten hagiography Trump: Surviving at the Top, published in 1990, which features the future 45th American president juggling with an apple in front of a classic Magrittean blue-sky-with-white-clouds background.”
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René Magritte
Patricia Allmer