SALVADOR DALI

ThisextensivevolumeuncoversDali’sinfluences,artisticdevelopment,andlegacy,offeringunprecedentedaccessinsidetheworldofthemanbehindthemustache.ThroughastuteanalysisofDali’sworkandhowtheeventsofhistimeconvergedwithhisdrivetobecomealegend,thisvolumeexaminesoneofthemostsignificantcontributorstotwentieth-centuryart.Althoughrecognizedprimarilyasapainter,Daliexperimentedwithawiderangeofmedia.Thiscomprehensivereviewincludestheliterature,photography,film,andsculpturethatinfluencedandwascreatedbyDalithroughouthiscareer,frompaintingssuchasThePersistenceofMemory,totheiconsofthesurrealistmovementsuchastheMaeWestLipsSofaandtheLobsterTelephone,toshortfilmcollaborationswithLuisBu?uel.Theauthoroffersinsightintothisundisputedgenius,chartingDali’sprogressionasanartistandcontroversialpublicfigure,anddemonstratinghisinfluenceoncontemporaryartistssuchasWarhol,Koons,andMurakami.