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Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938

Edited by Anne Umland

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Published in conjunction with a major exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in collaboration with the Menil Collection, Houston, and the Art Institute of Chicago, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926â€“1938 focuses on the breakthrough surrealist years of RenÃ© Magritte, creator of some of the 20th centuryâ€™s most extraordinary images. Bringing together nearly 80 paintings, periodicals and early commercial work, it offers fresh insight into Magritteâ€™s identity as a revolutionary painter and surrealist artist. Beginning in 1926, when Magritte first aimed to create paintings that would, in his words, â€˜challenge the real worldâ€™, and concluding in 1938 â€“ a historically and biographically significant moment just before the outbreak of World War II â€“ the publication traces central strategies and themes from this seminal period, particularly those of diplacement, transformation, metamorphosis, the â€˜misnamingâ€™ of objects, and the representation of visions seen in half-waking states. The publication also presents new conservation research on Magritteâ€™s materials and techniques, and an illustrated chronology outlining significant moments in the artistâ€™s life during this significant period, including travel, connections with other surrealist artists and writers, contributions to journals, and important exhibitions and reviews.

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