Selected Writings: First English Translation - Softcover

René Magritte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846884497 ISBN 13: 9781846884498

Publisher: Alma Books, 2018

Synopsis

Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of renowned Belgian painter René Magritte - the artist, the man, the aspiring noirist, the fire-breathing theorist in his own words. Through whimsical personal letters, biting apologia, appreciations of fellow artists, pugnacious interviews, farcical film scripts, prose poems, manifestos and much more, a new Magritte emerges: part Surrealist, part literalist, part celebrity, part rascal. While this book is bound to appeal to admirers of Magritte's art and those who are curious about his personal life, there is also much to delight all readers interested in the history and theory of art, philosophy and politics, as well as lovers of creativity and the inner workings of a probing, inquisitive mind unrestricted by genre, medium or fashion.

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Review:

Magritte thought of himself as a secret agent, and the Selected Writings are his cypher-books. --The Spectator

Magritte's writings demonstrate an unflaggingly scabrous wit and provide an invaluable textual anchorage for his work as a painter. --Apollo, The International Art Magazine

About the Author:

René Magritte (1898-1967) was an internationally renowned Belgian Surrealist painter who also wrote prolifically on art and other subjects.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1846884497
• ISBN 13: 9781846884498
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384