Magritte
dal 16/9/2013 al 11/1/2014
Segnalato da
16/9/2013
Magritte
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938. The first exhibition to focus exclusively on the breakthrough Surrealist years of Rene' Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967), creator of some of the 20th century's most extraordinary images. In addition to works from MoMA's collection, on show many loans from public and private collections from the U.S. and abroad.
The exhibition at MoMA is organized by Anne Umland, The Blanchette
Hooker Rockefeller Curator of Painting and Sculpture, with Danielle Johnson, Curatorial Assistant,
Department of Painting and Sculpture.
Exhibition Opens in New York on September 28, Before Traveling to Houston and
Chicago in 2014
The Museum of Modern Art announces Magritte: The Mystery of
the Ordinary, 1926–1938, from September 28, 2013, to January 12, 2014, the first exhibition
to focus exclusively on the breakthrough Surrealist years of René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967),
creator of some of the 20th century’s most extraordinary images. Bringing together around 80
paintings, collages, and objects, along with a selection of photographs, periodicals, and early
commercial work, the exhibition offers fresh insight into Magritte’s identity as a modern painter
and Surrealist artist.
In addition to works from MoMA’s collection, the exhibition includes many
loans from public and private collections from the U.S. and abroad. Magritte: The Mystery of the
Ordinary, 1926–1938 is organized by The Museum of Modern Art, The Menil Collection, and The
Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition at MoMA is organized by Anne Umland, The Blanchette
Hooker Rockefeller Curator of Painting and Sculpture, with Danielle Johnson, Curatorial Assistant,
Department of Painting and Sculpture. The exhibition travels to The Menil Collection, Houston
(February 14–June 1, 2014), and The Art Institute of Chicago (June 29–October 12, 2014).
Beginning in 1926, when Magritte first aimed to create paintings that would, in his words,
“challenge the real world,” and concluding in 1938—a historically and biographically significant
moment just before the outbreak of World War II—the exhibition traces central strategies and
themes from the most inventive and experimental period in the artist’s prolific career.
Displacement, doubling, metamorphosis, the “misnaming” of objects, and the representation of
visions seen in half-waking states are among Magritte’s innovative image-making tactics during
these essential years.
Noted works in the exhibition include The Menaced Assassin (L'Assassin menacé) (1927),
The Lovers (Les Amants) (1928), The False Mirror (Le Faux Miroir) (1928), The Treachery of
Images (La Trahison des images) (1929), The Human Condition (La Condition humaine) (1933),
The Interpretation of Dreams (La Clef des songes) (1935), Clairvoyance (La Clairvoyance) (1936),
and Time Transfixed (La Durée poignardée) (1938).
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
SPONSORSHIP:
Bank of America is the National Sponsor of Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938.
Major support for the MoMA presentation is provided by the American Friends of Magritte, Inc.,
and by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Additional funding is provided by the MoMA Annual Exhibition Fund.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the
Humanities.
Support for the accompanying publication is provided by Charly Herscovici.
Press Contacts:
Paul Jackson, 212-708-9593 or paul_jackson@moma.org
Margaret Doyle, 212-408-6400 or margaret_doyle@moma.org
Press Preview: Tuesday, September 17, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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