ReneMagritte –

The Treachery of Images (This is Not a Pipe)

, 1929

The text below the painting communicates a simple concept that any viewer can grasp quickly. It is not a pipe but a

drawing of a pipe. The question “If it is not a pipe, what it is?” is more profound than just a question that needs an

answer. What seems to be a mere linguistic gaffe is a deliberate design in the way that language was constructed.

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