The Dalí Universe is a collection of
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
artworks consisting mainly of
sculptures
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, curated by Beniamino Levi, Italian gallerist and collector. Opened in 2000 in London, in 2010 the Dalí Universe has permanently relocated to the
Espace Dalí
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in Paris, France. Part of the collection, however, is sometimes exhibited at international locations.
The exhibition includes mainly bronze
sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
s, drawings, lithographs and glass and gold sculptures.
The last international exhibitions were held in Beijing, China, in 2018, and in
Liège
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The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
,
Belgium
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, in 2016. Previous locations have also included Singapore,
Taipei
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, Shanghai, New York City,
Florence
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and
Venice
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.
History
Dalí Universe opened in 2000 in a 3,000 square metre (32,000 square feet) suite of galleries at
County Hall in London, England.
Over 500 works were on display, including sculptures dating from 1935 to 1984, drawings, lithographs, gold and glass objects and a Dalí-inspired furniture collection. It did not feature major paintings except for a huge oil on canvas from the Alfred Hitchcock film ''
Spellbound''.
Initially a semi-permanent exhibition of art works on the
South Bank
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, London, the exhibition closed in January 2010. Since then, the collection has been kept in Paris, France, at the
Espace Dalí
Espace may refer to:
*ESPACE, a complexity class in computational complexity theory
*Espace musique, a Canadian radio service
*Espace 2, a Swiss radio station
*Radio Espace, a French radio station
*Espace Group, a French media company
*Group Espace ...
. At times (most recently in 2018), part of the collection is exhibited at international locations.
Gallery
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See also
*
Espace Dalí (Paris)
References
External links
The Dalí Universe London (Jun 2000 to Jan 2010)An article with more details of the exhibitsAn exhibition with some of the sculptures once shown at the Dalì Universe
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