Surrealist Shopping: Project Windows Gives Chicago Residents A Taste Of Magritte — forbes.com

Even those who aren’t well versed in art know the work of Surrealist artist René Magritte. Who can forget his self-portrait, The Son of Man, which shows Magritte wearing a bowler hat with an green apple floating in front of his face. A career survey of his work, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938 is currently on view through October 13 at the Art Institute of Chicago, and to get the city involved, the museum tapped 50 retailers — including Crate & Barrel, Anthropologie, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Jack Spade, Burberry and AT&T AT&T — to celebrate Magritte’s work through their window displays for Project Windows 2014.

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