The Artist Series

The Guy with the Bowler Hat: René Magritte’s Subversive Genius

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René Magritte: the man who gave every philosophy undergrad a headache and made every museum-goer wonder if the pipe was a lie. Magritte didn’t paint dreams — he painted reality pretending to be dreams pretending to be reality. If you’re confused, congratulations: you’re experiencing Magritte the correct way. Born in Belgium in 1898, Magritte grew up just … Read more

The Artist Series Begins: Yves Tanguy and the Surrealism of Sentient Shadows

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Welcome to the first installment of the Artist Series, where we dig into the minds of artists who made the world weirder, dreamier, and (occasionally) slightly unsettling. First up: Yves Tanguy, the surrealist who painted dreamscapes that look like your subconscious tried to build a diorama with Dali, Escher, and a pile of melted chess … Read more