The Magritte Machine
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CaixaForum Barcelona Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 6-8, 08038 Barcelona
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A retrospective dedicated to the Belgian surrealist artist that explores his surprising, popular and attractive work, characterized by playing with visual logic and questioning our perceptive categories.
The Magritte Machine is a monographic exhibition dedicated to the work of René Magritte, (Lessines, 1898-Brussels, 1967), the famous Belgian artist of the 20th century. The exhibition brings together around 65 paintings from museums and collections from various countries, along with a selection of photographs and home movies taken and filmed by the artist.
Collaborating with some friends in 1950, Magritte wrote La Manufacture de Poésie, a catalog of imaginary products among which the "Universal Machine for Making Pictures" stands out. Such a machine would make it possible to practically compose an unlimited number of thinking pictures. The exhibition is based on the hypothesis that this Magritte Machine exists and is made up of several interconnected devices corresponding to recurring concepts in the artist's work, such as mimicry and megalomania.
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