David Denby: “The Messenger” and “The Box.” Nov 10, 2009
Salvador Dali s nightmares. F. Scott Fitzgerald on Hollywood. (New Yorker)
Elizabeth Kolbert: Is there a quick fix for the climate? Nov 10, 2009
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Anne Appleby's paintings link to environment Nov 8, 2009
- lithograph in a way that might have amused Salvador Dali, even on a sane day. Marten's unique, altered found graphics yield a satisfying sense of an artist comically worming her way into art history. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kinetic sculptures at Dana Hall in Wellesley will move you Nov 6, 2009
Lang does to his sculptures what Salvador Dali did to wristwatches and Rene Magritte did to gravity by taking them to unexpected places most artists don't find in their studios. He has infused eclectic pieces pieces like "the Philosophers" and "Odysseus: The Return from Troy" with a weird slapstick humor and layers of philosophic inquiry into the very nature of things. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
* From emptiness, a quip Nov 4, 2009
He remembers reading about X or at least looking at pictures of works by X Jackson Pollock, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali at a time when Taiwanese art magazines didnt exist. At home, at school, and in society there was a feeling you couldnt think freely, so when you saw Jackson Pollock and that kind of stuff you felt free, so you wanted to create something with the same kind of feeling, he says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Coming Soon to Your Town: Fake "Madoff" Auctions? Nov 2, 2009
The ads begin: "Due to losses caused by Bernie Madoff" and then detail such treasures as original art by Peter Max, Salvador Dali and Norman Rockwell as well as Rolex watches and "other flashy items" that are to be sold to "recover losses from Ponzi scheme." Trouble is, it's hard to tell whether any of the merchandise at these auctions was owned by Madoff or those he ruined or if the ads are just a dubious way to drum up traffic for run-of-the-mill estate sales. Related. (Time.com)
Spain starts exhuming purported Garcia Lorca grave Oct 29, 2009
A contemporary and friend of artist Salvador Dali and film director Luis Bunuel, Garcia Lorca already was famous in Spain and abroad at the age of 38. But his works, as well as the fact that he was a homosexual, greatly irritated the country's right wing and the Roman Catholic Church, and made him a marked man when hostilities broke out in the summer of 1936. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Dali's dreamlike art featured at ETSU Oct 12, 2009
Media Credit: Seth JohnsKevin Reaves looks at the Salvador Dali exhibition, which is on display at the Reece Museum until Nov. 12 ... They are the artworks of none other than the quirky and sometimes strange Salvador Dali. (East Tennessean, TN)
A lot of Melburnians have been to Dali, too Oct 6, 2009
One in 10 people in Melbourne managed to see the blockbuster exhibition Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire at the National Gallery of Victoria ... The National Gallery of Victoria will be open all night as the grand finale to the hugely successful Salvador Dali exhibition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Closing time for our galleries a disgrace Oct 6, 2009
On Sunday afternoon, Groucho, on his way to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the State Theatre, passed the lengthy queue of optimistic surrealists snaking alongside the side of the National Gallery of Victoria, waiting for up to four hours to see the Salvador Dali exhibition ... It was almost as if Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire had never happened ... The National Gallery of Victoria will be open all night as the grand finale to the hugely successful Salvador Dali exhibition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Thousands flock for final fling with Dali Oct 5, 2009
A queue stretches beyond Melbourne's Arts Centre for the final, all-night session of Salvador Dali's exhibition ... There was a full moon, but any associated lunacy can't be the entire reason for several thousand people enduring chilly morning air to stand in line for up to four hours to see the art of Salvador Dali ... For the last chance to see the output of the apocalyptic Freudian fruit cake and art showman Salvador Dali, the gallery decided to experiment and keep its doors open 24 hours for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tiny tots destroy serenity of the surreal Oct 3, 2009
THE Salvador Dali exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria ends tomorrow. The NGV, in an entrepreneurial burst of imagination, will keep the doors open all of tonight to farewell the surrealist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dali makes an exhibition of himself Sep 25, 2009
howled Salvador Dali as we arrived at the National Gallery of Victoria. Wot iz thizz estupido building. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Spend the night with Dali Sep 10, 2009
The National Gallery of Victoria's Salvador Dali blockbuster will open all night on the final Saturday of its Melbourne season ... For the final week of Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire, the gallery will be open until 9pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, winding up with a bang on Saturday, October 3, when it stays open all night ... The National Gallery of Victoria's Salvador Dali blockbuster will open all night on the final Saturday of its Melbourne season. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Barcelona: By cable car, bike, or on a stroll Sep 4, 2009
A museum devoted to the artist Salvador Dali is in his birthplace of Figueres, about an hour and a half north of Barcelona. And you can't forget the shopping. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
W. Liberty artist expresses himself in just about every medium Aug 29, 2009
The self-described surrealist-at-heart finds inspiration in the work of one of his favorite artists, Salvador Dali, most widely known for images of melting clocks and as the leader of the surrealist movement. He works acrylic paint like some work oil paints. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
* FILM REVIEW: The importance of not being too earnest Aug 28, 2009
While the names of Federico Garcia Lorca, Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel are familiar to anyone with an interest in modern literature and the visual arts, their personal histories are less widely known than those of artists of comparable stature from Northern Europe. Little Ashes claims to tell the trios story, beginning with their years as fashionable undergraduates in Madrid and tracing their emergence as leading artistic figures in the period preceding the rise of General Francisco Franco... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Original Dali Artwork Given To Texas Salvation Army Chapter Aug 27, 2009
HOUSTON (August 26, 2009)--A donor who wishes to remain anonymous has given a Houston charity items offered as originals by famed Spanish artist Salvador Dali. The Salvation Army has put the abstract pieces on display at one of its thrift stores. (KWTX.com, TX)
Foreign artists eye share of Indian art mkt Aug 26, 2009
"After a dramatic drop in average auction prices for contemporary Indian art (76 per cent between Sept 2008 and March 2009) the market has strengthened, with average auction price for contemporary Indian art currently at $24,536, up from $ 13,827 in March 2009, says market research firm ArtTactic. The India Art Summit was the first time that 17 international galleries brought world renowned works such as Picasso and Salvador Dali for viewing by domestic audience as well as providing art... (India Times)
Farewell to the first black supermodel Aug 7, 2009
Her acquaintances included Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. By 1972 Hollywood had begun to take an interest in her, and she was offered the title role in the film Cleopatra Jones (1973). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Martin Flanagan Sport, at its best for me, is drama, a way of seeing into people. It's also folklore. Read more Jul 25, 2009
Also in town at the moment is a big Salvador Dali exhibition. Dali sent a surrealist harp with barbed wire for musical strings to Harpo Marx. (The Age, Australia)
artnet Auctions - Recent Auction Results Show Strong Demand for Fine Art Photographs Jun 30, 2009
There was also strong demand for portraits of artists including Salvador Dali, Frank Stella and Pablo Picasso. Two 1970 portraits of Salvador Dali by Marc Lacroix sparked frenzied bidding; Dali and His Muse, Gala realized $6,053, 400% above the low estimate and Dali's Profile commanded $5,610, 370% above the low estimate. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney museum set for Presidio Jun 27, 2009
It will be the world's only museum dedicated to the life of Disney, who besides creating Mickey Mouse and "Bambi," palled around with surrealist master Salvador Dali, designed futuristic theme parks and had a rideable miniature train behind his Los Angeles-area home. "It's our turn to tell his story, to narrate the life of someone whose name is often confused with a brand," said Richard Benefield, the executive director of the soon-to-open Walt Disney Family Museum. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* World News Quick Take Jun 22, 2009
Fifteen drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo. The University at Buffalos Anderson Gallery plans to display the works of the Spanish surrealist for two months this summer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dali paid his dermatologist with artwork Jun 21, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Fifteen drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo. The University at Buffalo's Anderson Gallery plans to display the works of the Spanish surrealist for two months this summer. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Bizarre life Jun 21, 2009
Melbourne director to shoot Dali movie - Film - Entertainment - theage. The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. (The Age, Australia)
Two TRM graduates intern with Nall Jun 18, 2009
He developed an interest in art at an early age and studied under the master painter Salvador Dali. Dali convinced him to live from his art and told him to continue to draw and keep on drawing and to not be afraid. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Symonds touches down in Brisbane Jun 6, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds arrives at Brisbane International Airport this morning. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Federer fightback keeps French Open dream alive Jun 6, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. June 6, 2009 - 9:24AM. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Space station astronauts: Big family in full house Jun 2, 2009
"I sometimes feel like I'm in the middle of a Salvador Dali painting here. "My greatest fear. Astronauts always have a fear of injury or death, but our greatest fear is of making a mistake. (Yahoo News)
Review: Doctor Parnassus May 24, 2009
The location switches between mundane modern day London and a breath-taking parallel universe that is half Salvador Dali, half Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All eyes are naturally on Ledger's performance for the time he remains on screen. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Dali too eccentric? May 24, 2009
The line has been drawn on the portrayal of Salvador Dali ... THE filming of a biopic of Salvador Dali has been stopped because of a rift between its British director and the foundation that holds the rights to the surrealist artist's name ... But the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, which was set up to safeguard the memory of Dali following his death in 1989 at the age of 84, insists the project cannot go ahead in its current form. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Little Ashes May 22, 2009
UPDATED DAILY Friday, May 22, 2009. Daily Latest in Entertainment Promos. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A vampire we've forced to walk on eggshells May 19, 2009
He seems to be walking on eggshells, trying to appease his fans, trying to fit himself even more perfectly into their jigsawed sexuality by playing, most recently, a young Salvador Dali having crazy college sex with Federico Garcia Lorca in Little Ashes (which opens on Friday). Having been caught frequenting strip clubs, and allegedly seeing two of his co-stars (Nikki Reed and the clownishly-jawed, smutty-looking Kristen Stewart, who mumbled and grunted her way through the first film), Pattinson... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Global art star May 14, 2009
Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame stars as a young, sexually confused Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, showing in select cities now. ART IMITATES. (USA Today)
Recessionistas rediscover the thrill of the second-hand deal May 9, 2009
At recent auction, he saw a signed Salvador Dali painting go for $260. What's more, he says, an auction provides a bonus: With the auctioneers' dry wit and the off-beat characters the events attract, it's almost as good as going to a show. (Globe and Mail)
'Twilight' heartthrob portrays Salvador Dali May 4, 2009
Twilight' heartthrob portrays Salvador Dali ... Twilight' heartthrob portrays Salvador Dali ... Shot before "Twilight" made Pattinson a tousle-haired poster boy, the film, set primarily in the 1920s, is about the relationship between Spanish poet-playwright Frederico Garcia Lorca (Javier Beltran) and Surrealist gadfly Salvador Dali (Pattinson). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
2 paintings stolen from Dutch museum May 2, 2009
THE HAGUE - Masked gunmen stole two paintings from a Dutch museum yesterday, including a work by surrealist Salvador Dali, officials said. Police said several robbers threatened a guard at the Scheringa Museum for Realism in Spanbroek with a gun before making off with two paintings. (Boston Globe)
Robert Pattinson claims he has "penis implant" May 2, 2009
The "Twilight" actor bares all in forthcoming biopic "Little Ashes," which focuses on the life of artist Salvador Dali, and admits he considered boosting his manhood before stripping for the camera. Asked how he prepared for the scenes, the British star joked: "I had so many ridiculous answers just come into my head. I had a penis implant! "I don't know, I just kind of, it's funny because Spanish people have no problem with nudity at all, I mean at all, and English people obviously do have the... (Xinhuanet, China)
* PLANET POP Mar 16, 2009
The Twilight actor portrays Spanish artist Salvador Dali as a young man. He tells GQ magazines April issue that he was uncomfortable as crew members watched and giggled during his steamy interlude with a male co-star. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Humor marks Fresno artist's handiwork Mar 15, 2009
Think of blending the art of painters Salvador Dali and Ren. Magritte, the wit of Groucho Marx and the comic observations of Steven Wright. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Beard Team USA brushes up for Alaska competition Mar 15, 2009
Out of this year's 18 categories, many are esoteric and oddball facial hairstyles, such as the Dali Moustache category, which pays homage to surrealist Salvador Dali by rewarding a long and thin mustache that points upward. While many Americans see facial hair as an expression of individuality and nonconformity, Olson says German competitors grow and style their mustaches in accordance with the rules in order to win the game. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The surreal thing Mar 14, 2009
WITH his trademark upturned wax moustache and penchant for giving lectures in a diving bell, Salvador Dali thrived on courting controversy and enjoyed a wildly eccentric lifestyle ... When the book, which has been translated into 33 languages, was released in Spain last year, the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation said: "The contents of Dali & I lack the most minimal credibility. These falsehoods can only be explained as part of a promotional campaign for the book and the film, which will be realised... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pre-Symposium Day inspires fine art future Feb 27, 2009
Rojas said he chose to depict the renowned Spanish painter Salvador Dali because he admires his work. He also said he wanted to incorporate the warped-looking clocks from Dali's "Persistence of Memory" into his own art. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
New on DVD: Oscar-winning 'Connection,' nominee Jolie Feb 27, 2009
With stories of formative pals Federico Garcia Lorca, Salvador Dali and actor Fernando Rey (The French Connection's villain). Changeling* * *, 2008, Universal, R, $30; Blu-ray, $40. (USA Today -- Life)
* [SOCIETY] Blast from the stache Feb 27, 2009
C harlie Chaplin, Martin Luther King, Tom Selleck, Frank Zappa and Salvador Dali provide a different kind of inspiration than usual this month, along with fictional characters like Ron Burgundy (played by Will Ferrell in Anchorman) ... Charlie Chaplin made the Toothbrush famous before Hitler ruined it, and Salvador Dalis was so unique that the style is named after him. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
'The Lost City of Z' author to speak at Museum of Science Feb 24, 2009
DALLYING WITH DALI Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, whose depictions of melting clocks and floating crucifixes often bent the laws of nature, was fascinated by geometry and religion, and used both in his work. Brown University professor Thomas Banchoff, who knew Dali well, discusses this less-understood side of the artist tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the McElroy Conference Room, Boston College, near the intersection of Beacon Street and College Road. (Boston Globe)
Lucian Freud paints wine label for French chateau Feb 24, 2009
Salvador Dali scribbled a ram's wool in curlicues for the 1958 vintage. Others paid homage to the baron or his daughter, who has run the chateau's operations since 1988. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
American kids to get a taste of local culture Feb 24, 2009
The 46-year-old had also been chosen to showcase his paintings and artwork produced during his residency, at the prestigious William and Florence Schmidt Art Centre, which holds permanent collections of Salvador Dali, Ansel Adams and Rembrandt Van Rjin. Suhaimis pieces can be viewed at the Palestine Art Charity exhibition at the National Art Gallery till Feb 28. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pacino plays Dali Feb 23, 2009
Article By: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:13 Veteran actor and Oscar winner Al Pacino is set to play painter Salvador Dali. The Righteous Kill star, who is known mainly for his roles as gun-slinging gangsters, will take on quite a different light by playing the surrealist painter. (iAfrica.com)
Boston's wild Harry Crosby left a gilded legacy of Black Sun books Feb 22, 2009
Harry and Caresse restored an old mill outside of Paris and hosted wild bashes frequented by famous guests such as Salvador Dali. There was drunken polo on donkeys. (Boston Globe)
Scripps Florida unveils art collection Feb 14, 2009
A Salvador Dali like piece, "In Search Of" by Richard J. Frank, depicts a turbulent ocean awash with research tools. "Circe" by Victoria Skinner evokes the idea of genetic engineering with a bird-like amalgam of animals. (The Palm Beach Post)
Economy is a challenge for Dali Feb 13, 2009
Kathleen Cabble Charles Henri ;Hank; Hine, director of the Salvador Dali Museum, is looking to raise $9 million more for the museum. Related News. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Dada and surrealist masterpieces make US stop Feb 13, 2009
The works by artists such as Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Man Ray will make their only U.S. appearance at the Cincinnati Art Museum beginning Sunday. The collection surveys two of the most significant art movements of the 20th century through more than 200 works including paintings, sculptures, collages, photographs and film drawn from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. (Yahoo News)
29 places to go in 2009 Feb 7, 2009
Yoray Liberman / Getty Images fileLocated in the center of Turkey, approximately 450 miles from Istanbul, Cappadocia is a Salvador Dali painting come to life. This bizarre, lunar-like landscape is dotted with extraordinary fairy chimney rock formations, dramatic gorges, troglodyte houses, subterranean chapels, underground cities that once sheltered early Christians, and exquisite hotels carved out of the areas abundant soft stone. (MSNBC -- Travel)
