This Is Not a Pipe (Volume 24) (Quantum Books)

Foucault, Michel

ISBN 10: 0520236947 / ISBN 13: 9780520236943

Published by University of California Press, 2008

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Synopsis:

What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? Rene Magritte's famous canvas provides the starting point for a delightful homage by French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault. Much better known for his incisive and mordant explorations of power and social exclusion, Foucault here assumes a more playful stance. By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, he finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction.

About the Author: One of the most important theorists of the twentieth century, Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) many influential books include Discipline and Punish, The Archeology of Knowledge, The History of Sexuality, and The Discourse on Language.

Bibliographic Details

Title: This Is Not a Pipe (Volume 24) (Quantum ...
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Magritte, René
Condition: very_good
Edition: 2nd Edition