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

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

What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? RenÃ© 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.

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780520236943
Model	9780520236943
ReleaseDate	2008-07-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Deluxe Edition
EANs	9780520236943

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