“Everyday objects shriek aloud.” This quote, uttered by the prolific Surrealist painter René Magritte, demonstrates his deep fascination with ordinary things. The Belgian artist focused on such things—a bowler hat, a tuba, a pipe—and reproduced them again and again in dreamlike settings, often with a nod to his predecessor in metaphysics, Giorgio de Chirico. With around 90 paintings supported by a selection of films and photographs, this exhibition spotlights the repetitive nature of Magritte’s explorations. —Sabina Vitale
The Arts Intel Report
The Magritte Machine
When
Feb 24 – June 5, 2022
Where
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Photo courtesy of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid.