This Is Not a Pipe
Download or Read eBook This Is Not a Pipe PDF written by Michel Foucault and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Michel Foucault |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 122 |
| Release | : 2023-11-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520353411 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520353412 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis This Is Not a Pipe by : Michel Foucault
Book excerpt: What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? René 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.
