The first exhibition ever to focus on the profound relationship between the paintings and films of famed surrealist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) makes its American debut at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). On view from Oct. 14 through Jan. 6, 2008, Dalí: Painting & Film argues that the artist’s personal engagement with cinema – as a fan, a screenwriter, a filmmaker and an art director – was fundamental to his understanding of modernism and deeply affected the different stages of his career. One hundred of his works have been collected from around the world including significant paintings such as The Persistence of Memory and his film work from Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound, Walt Disney’s Destino, and Dali’s own film, Chaos and Creation. Tickets go on sale Sept. 10 and can be purchased online, by phone or at the LACMA box office.
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