Went to see the Magritte exhibit at LACMA today. Thoughts:
- I’d never thought of the parallels between The Red Model and cyborgs/cybernetic enhancement before =).
- Likewise, I stared at The Human Condition for a good 20 minutes, and couldn’t help but thinking about AI agents and World Models
- Everything in the Treachery of Images section made me really appreciate the classes I’ve taken on semiotics/semantics. If I ever teach a linguistics course, I’d like to spend a class day looking at Magritte paintings, discussing the relationship between label, portrayal, and thing, and their respective roles in communication.