The Dalí Renaissance; New Perspectives on His Life and Art after 1940

by Edited by Michael R. Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780300136470
• ISBN10: 0300136471
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-04-04
• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum Distribution

Summary

Perhaps the best-known artist of the international Surrealist movement, Salvador Dali (19041989) transformed his dreams and personal obsessions into some of the most original and arresting images of the 20th century. While the Surrealist works from his early years are widely known and admired, Dali's controversial late worksoften inspired by science and religionhave been given a different reception. In this important book, experts provide a revisionist account of the last five decades of the artist's career.The Dali Renaissanceexplores a wide range of topics from this period, including the artist's fascination with religion and popular culture, his "Nuclear Mysticism" lecture tour of the midwestern United States, and his influence on film, photography, design, and fashion. Based on an international symposium held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the volume also features an enlightening discussion between two of Dali's former companions, Ultra Violet and Amanda Lear, that provides a glimpse into his personal life and working methods.

Author Biography

Michael R. Taylor is The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and author of Thomas Chimes: Adventures in ’Pataphysics (Yale).

 

 

Table of Contents

The Dali Renaissance	p. 1
Holy Toledo! Saint John of the Cross, Paranoiac-Critical Mysticism, and the Life and Work of Saint Dali	p. 37
On the Road with Salvador Dali: The 1952 Nuclear Mysticism Lecture Tour	p. 53
How Dali Learned to Stop Worrying about Surrealism and Love the Bomb	p. 71
Little Black Dress, Little Red Book: Dali, Mao, and Monarchy (with Special Attention to Trajan's Glorious Testicles)	p. 90
At Top Speed Toward Absolute Nothingness: Dali and the Nouveaux Realistes	p. 112
The Artist and the Dictator: Salvador Dali and Francisco Franco	p. 128
"Painting is dead - long live painting!" Notes on Dali and Leonardo	p. 153
The Prodigious Story of the Lacemaker and the Rhinoceros	p. 190
Reminiscences of Dali: A Conversation with Amanda Lear and Ultra Violet	p. 205
Index of Names	p. 219
Index of Works by Dali	p. 224
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