false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171812934m/119933.jpg 119933 7 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 the French philosopher-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--"confronting them and within a common system, a figure at once opposed and complementary."<br>Foucault's brief but extraordinarily rich essay offers a startling, highly provocative view of a painter whose influence and popularity continue to grow unchecked. <i>This is Not a Pipe</i> also throws a new, piquantly dancing light on Foucault himself. 115474 book 1973 This Is Not a Pipe (Quantum Books) total:322|5:86|4:122|3:87|2:25|1:2| 322 1231 503 20 3 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 09:55:37 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:18:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 19 15:22:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 15:22:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 07:50:55 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 07:51:30 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 04 21:58:15 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 22:21:01 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:01:07 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 00:01:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 01:56:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 01:56:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 04 22:48:52 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 16 08:30:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 04 05:10:15 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 05:13:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 11:39:12 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 11:40:52 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 15 17:20:31 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 17:20:31 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 13:19:35 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 15:05:42 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jul 06 10:03:25 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 10:04:18 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Apr 10 13:32:43 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 13:32:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 09:12:51 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 11:25:05 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Sep 30 16:59:36 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 17:01:50 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Sep 20 06:15:26 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 21 10:19:38 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 14:08:10 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 12:53:50 -0800 2008 5 0 true false Thu Apr 10 23:34:54 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 23:35:32 -0700 2008 foucault and magritte!]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 08 17:44:57 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 13 19:46:28 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Nov 01 07:48:59 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 07:49:20 -0700 2008 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=119933