This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Apples and bowler hats return at Gagosian’s Grosvenor Hill gallery, where René Magritte’s familiar images meet works by more than forty artists. Organized with the Fondation Magritte, This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte brings together paintings and sculpture alongside works on paper from across the Belgian artist’s career.

The exhibition follows the continuing reach of Magritte’s visual puzzles through different generations of artists. Several works were made specifically for the presentation, placing his questions about images and the things they represent within contemporary practice. The installation allows these exchanges to happen across the room, with Magritte’s paintings interspersed among later responses.