Magritte and contemporary art : the treachery of images / Stephanie Barron, Michel Draguet ; with the assistance of Sara Cochran ; essays by Richard Armstrong ... [et al.].
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held Nov. 19, 2006-Mar. 4, 2007 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "... with the collaboration of the Magritte Foundation, Brussels." Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
Contents:
La Noëllie Roussel. période vache : a latter-day epidemic / Stephanie Barron -- The treachery of images : keys for a pop reading of the work of Magritte / Michel Draguet -- Magritte's last laugh : a surrealist's reception in America / Dickran Tashjian -- Alexander Iolas : the influence of Magritte's American dealer / Theresa Papanikolas -- Passing the hat : René Magritte and William Copley / Sara Cochran -- Harry Torczyner, Magrittean ambassador to America / Michel Draguet -- A deliberate accident : Magritte in the collection of John and Dominique de Menil / Theresa Papanikolas -- This wouldn't be a pipe : Magritte and Marcel Broodthaers / Thierry de Duve -- René Magritte and Jasper Johns : making thoughts visible / Roberta Bernstein -- René Magritte and Richard Artschwager : personal values / Richard Armstrong -- An interview with Ed Ruscha / Lynn Zelevansky -- Freeze-frame : in conversation with Vija Celmins / Sara Cochran -- "Who you are and where you come from" : Robert Gober and René Magritte / Pepe Karmel -- La période vache : a latter-day epidemic / Noëllie Roussel.
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