René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle

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The Face of Genius, 1926-27

Traveling June 24, 2011-February 26, 2012 to London and Vienna

René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle celebrated the artist's long career with some 250 works, 150 of which included all of his major paintings. Additionally, the exhibition offered works on paper, Magritte's early commercial art, photographic experiments, and a series of his late short films. The show was presented by period in thirteen "chapters" ranging from Magritte's early Surrealist paintings, to his Post-War experiments and kitschy période vache ("cow period"), to his late Empire of Light series -- united throughout by green apples, veils, and the ubiquitous gentlemen in bowler hats ... with or without heads underneath.

René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle was jointly organized by Tate Liverpool (on view June 24 through October 16, 2011) and the Albertina, Vienna (on view November 9, 2011 through February 26, 2012).

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The Menaced Assassin, 1927

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The Night Owl, 1927-28

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The Lovers, 1928

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Man with a Newspaper, 1928

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The Reckless Sleeper, 1928

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The Magic Mirror, 1929

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The Annunciation, 1930

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The Future of Statues, 1937

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Representation, 1937

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The Spirit of Geometry, 1937

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Time Transfixed, 1938

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The Empire of Light, II, 1950

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The Kiss, 1951

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Personal Values, 1952

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The Great Family, 1963

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Baucis' Landscape, 1966

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The Pilgrim, 1966

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