The Treachery of Images
ArtistRene Magritte
Year1929
MediumOil on canvas
LocationLACMA, Los Angeles
About The Treachery of Images
Shows a pipe with the text This is not a pipe written in French. The point is that the painting is not a pipe, it is a representation of a pipe. A foundational work of conceptual art. The caption reads Ceci nest pas une pipe. Forces the viewer to question the relationship between language and reality.
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