Avril Angevine, docent, will discuss SFMOMA’s exhibition on Belgian René Magritte, who was was one of the most intriguing painters of the 20th century.
René Magritte (1898–1967) was one of the most intriguing painters associated with Surrealism, but he did not fully find his voice until after breaking ties with the movement.
This exhibition, at SFMOMA, is the first to look exclusively at Magritte’s late career, examines his most important bodies of work from the 1940s through the 1960s, and shows how they marked a fundamental shift in painting from Modernism to our own time.
The exhibition runs from May 19 – October 28, 2018, and features more than 70 artworks in nine immersive, thematic galleries. René Magritte: The Fifth Season explores how Magritte balanced irony and conviction, philosophy and fantasy, to illuminate the gaps between what we see and what we know. Together, the works reveal Magritte as an artist acutely attuned to the paradoxes at work within reality, and an enduring champion of the role of mystery in life and art.
Docent Speaker: Avril Angevine
Free admission
Phone: 415-485-3321
Email: bonnie.groshong@cityofsanrafael.org
Additional time info:
1:00 - 2:00 pm
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/05
San Rafael City Hall Council Chambers
1400 5th Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901