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This Is Not a Pipe
Michel Foucault
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paperback. What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, the author finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Illustrator(s): Magritte, Rene. Editor(s): Harkness, James. Translator(s): Harkness, James. Series: Quantum Books. Num Pages: 104 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Series
Quantum Books
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520236943
SKU
9780520236943
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About Michel Foucault
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.
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