In this video [1:19] "The False Mirror" by Rene Magritte presents us with this enormous, lashless eye. Its iris is very and implausibly filled with this luminous cloud-swept blue sky, and then right at dead center is this matte black, opaque disk that doubles as its pupil.

Concepts

conservation

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

khan academy, museum of modern art, rene magritte, rene magritte, 'the false mirror,' 1928, rené magritte

Show More Show Less

Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)