Magritte and contemporary art
Subtitle: the treachery of images
By: Stephanie Barron, Michel Draguet ; with the assistance of Sara Cochran ; essays by Richard Armstrong ... [et al.].
Contributors: Barron, Stephanie, 1950-; Draguet, Michel.; Cochran, Sara.; Armstrong, Richard, 1949-; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Ludion; Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Los Angeles; Ghent; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780875871967
Subjects: Magritte, René, -- 1898-1967 -- Exhibitions; Magritte, René, -- 1898-1967 -- Influence; Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held Nov. 19, 2006-Mar. 4, 2007 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
Table of contents: title: Enigma: the problem(s) of René Magritte / Stephanie Barron; title: The treachery of images: keys for a pop reading of the work of Magritte / Michel Draguet; title: Magritte's last laugh: a surrealist's reception in America / Dickran Tashjian; title: Alexander Iolas: the influence of Magritte's American dealer / Theresa Papanikolas; title: Passing the hat: René Magritte and William Copley / Sara Cochran; title: Harry Torczyner, Magrittean ambassador to America / Michel Draguet; title: A deliberate accident: Magritte in the collection of John and Dominique de Menil / Theresa Papanikolas; title: This wouldn't be a pipe: Magritte and Marcel Broodthaers / Thierry de Duve; title: René Magritte and Jasper Johns: making thoughts visible / Roberta Bernstein; title: René Magritte and Richard Artschwager: personal values / Richard Armstrong; title: An interview with Ed Ruscha / Lynn Zelevansky; title: Freeze-frame: in conversation with Vija Celmins / Sara Cochran; title: "Who you are and where you come from": Robert Gober and René Magritte / Pepe Karmel; title: La période vache: a latter-day epidemic / Noëllie Roussel.