Kinetic sculptures at Dana Hall in Wellesley will move you Nov 6, 2009
Lang does to his sculptures what Salvador Dali did to wristwatches and Rene Magritte did to gravity by taking them to unexpected places most artists don't find in their studios. He has infused eclectic pieces pieces like "the Philosophers" and "Odysseus: The Return from Troy" with a weird slapstick humor and layers of philosophic inquiry into the very nature of things. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Billionaire Wilbur Ross helps in economic recovery Oct 19, 2009
Collects contemporary Chinese art and the art of Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte. Home: Palm Beach, Fla. (USA Today -- Money)
Armed thieves steal Magritte work Sep 25, 2009
A painting by surrealist Rene Magritte worth 750,000 euros (675,000) has been stolen in broad daylight from a Belgian museum, curators say. The 1948 nude entitled Olympia was stolen by two unidentified men, one of whom was armed, police said. (BBC News -- Europe)
Belgian museum exposes celebrity underpants Jul 18, 2009
The artist's work is rooted in the surrealist movement and inspired by fellow Belgian Rene Magritte, whose famed works include a painting of a pipe with the caption "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (This is not a pipe). "I want to create poetry with everyday things by putting them in a different context. I say underpants are art, put them in a frame and create a new way of looking at the world, " Bucquoy said. (MSNBC -- International)
Brussels: One of Europe's great travel secrets Jul 16, 2009
With more than 250 paintings, it has the world's largest collection of works by surrealist Rene Magritte, who famously painted a picture of a pipe and wrote on the canvas "this is not a pipe.". Take time to wander through Brussels' other excellent museums. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Magritte Museum a big-time hit for little ones Jun 17, 2009
Hats off to the educational team here because the museum really is more than just a museum for kids just like the famous surrealist Rene Magritte would have liked it. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Reality questioned Jun 2, 2009
The world's biggest collection of works by the Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte opens this week in his home city Brussels ... " In all his work, Rene Magritte (1898-1967) explored the mysterious relation between words and things, things and their image, the seen and the unseen. He was influenced by popular art - from the slapstick of Laurel and Hardy to the detective novels of Dashiell Hammett - and started as a commercial artist, designing covers for sheet-music, posters and even wallpaper. But... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* Plus ça change ... Apr 29, 2009
(Ottinger is an expert on modern art and has written books and essays about seminal figures such as Jean Helion, Rene Magritte, Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia, to name just a few. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
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The parking was decorated with images of high-class vehicles, and several paintings with which the artist paid homage to Rene Magritte, the surrealistic master. Ade's painting has been created, entirely, using the technique of airbrushing, vehicle through which he expresses himself. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Dada and surrealist masterpieces make US stop Feb 13, 2009
AP Roni Rabner looks at a Rene Magritte painting that is reflected on a glass table, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 ... Rene Magritte's "The Castle of the Pyrenees" depicting a huge boulder hovering above dark ocean waves highlights the exhibition's surrealist work. (Yahoo News)
