Dali World

PublishedincollaborationwiththeGala-SalvadorDaliFoundation,Dali'sWorldoffersoneofthemostup-to-dateandintriguingviewsofthelifeandworksofoneoftheworld'smostfamousartistsofthe20thcentury.Augmentedbytheinclusionoffacsimilesofover20documentsfromthearchivesoftheFoundation,thisbeautifulbooktakesthereaderthroughthelifeofoneoftheleadinglightsoftheSurrealistmovement.FromhisfirstforaysintotheworldofarttohisvisitstoParisandmeetingswithPicassoandtheSurrealists,Dalibrokeboundarieslikefewothers,andthemedchapterslookathisfascinationwithotherartistsandwriters,hiscollaborationswithsuchgiantsasthefilm-makersLuisBunuel,AlfredHitchcockandWaltDisneyaswellashisadherencetoandthenexpulsionfromtheSurrealistmovement.Containingsomerarelyandpreviouslyunpublishedworks,Dali'sWorldculminatesinanexaminationofthelegacythatDalihasleftbehindandhowsuccessiveartistshavebeeninfluencedbyhim.