Tip-Off #91 - Genuine Pretending
"To admire antiquity and despise the present—this is the fashion of scholars." Zhuangzi, a founder of Daoism, 4th c. BCE. [1]
“The Present" ("Le Présent" in French) depicts a seagull wearing a jacket and standing in front of a wall with a wallpaper pattern of clouds. The incongruity of the elements, a common theme in Magritte's work, prompts viewers…
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