Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí (1904-89), born in Figueres in the Catalonian region of Spain, is one of the 20th century’s most famous artists. In 1929 he burst to fame on entering the Parisian art world in his activity as an artist representing Surrealism, though before long he advanced to America, acquiring enormous popularity. Gathering attention for evoking nightmarish spectacles through paintings elaborately delineating grotesque and scandalous imagery on the one hand, he was also active in taking part in the planning in the different fields of film, theater and fashion, carrying out collaborations with, among others, Alfred Hitchcock, Walt Disney and Elsa Schiaparelli. Along with the publication of his writings, he also frequently appeared in journalism and the media. Against the background of the arrival of mass society led by the mass media, Dalí transformed the way art and the artist ought to be and is certainly one of the forerunners of contemporary art.

This exhibition, the first full-scale Dalí retrospective held in Japan in almost ten years, concentrates on works brought from the three principal Dalí collections in the world, the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Figueres, Spain), The Salvador Dalí Museum (St. Petersburg, USA), and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Spain). Along with important works from domestic collections, an approximate 250 pieces introduce Dalí’s multifaceted world. Living through the upheavals of the 20th century, this will be an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy seeing overwhelming works continually presented that are Dalí’s fascination.