Illustrated Art Talk: Rene Magritte by Ed Glinert

Free art talk about Belgium surrealist painter Rene Magritte.

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This is not a pipe. No, it’s a painting called “This is Not a Pipe”. Rene Magritte (1898-1967) was the straight-laced, traditionally middle-class surrealist painter, the exact opposite of the flamboyant, extravagant Salvador Dali. His paintings of intense clarity pit everyday objects and situations in ridiculous settings: a train emerging from a fireplace; a young man looking into a mirror seeing not his reflection, but himself looking into a mirror. The everyday mixed up and set in the wrong place. Arts Society lecturer and Manchester tour guide Ed Glinert reveals and explains Magritte’s distorted world.

About Ed:

Author: "Manchester: The Biography", the first ever major history of the city, published by Great Northern Books.

Award-winning Manchester, London, Liverpool tour guide & historian.

Winner: "Best Manchester Walking City Tour Operator 2023" in the European Travel Awards.

Qualified to guide by the Institute of Tourist Guiding.

Websites:
newmanchesterwalks.com, newlondonwalks.com

Cruise ships speaker
Arts Society lecturer

Journalism: 40 years’ experience. Co-founder City Life, production Radio Times, launch production editor Mojo, 12 years with Private Eye.

Free entry, booking essential.

Event organised by Stockport Art Guild.

Refreshments will be available for a small charge.

You can reserve up to 2 tickets.

Date: Sunday 3rd May 2026.
Time: Arrive 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start.
Event finishes approximately at 3.00pm with Q&A.

Location: Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB.

Wheelchair access available.

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'The treachery of images (This is not a pipe)' by Rene Magritte (1928-1929) Source: Wilkipedia