Dalí's optical illusions
- Author
- Ades, Dawn (Editor); Sutton, Peter C.; Zafran, Eric M.; Pitxot, Antonio; Aguer, Montse
- Document type
- Catalogue d'exposition
- Language
English
- Source
- Dalí's optical illusions. 2000, 195 p., ill. (some col.), bibliogr. ref.
- ISBN
- 0-300-08177-4
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, Hartford, CT (usa)
- Publication country
- United States
- Abstract (en)
- Investigates Dalí's fascination with optical effects and visual perception. Examines Dalí's use of various pictorial techniques, photography, and holograms to further his exploration of visual perception and the ways that optical illusion affects our sense of reality. Contains the essays "Dalí's optical illusions," by Dawn Ades; "'Artificial magic'," by Peter C. Sutton; "'I am not a madman': Salvador Dalí in Hartford," by Eric M. Zafran (on the exhibition of Dalí works at the Wadsworth Atheneum during the 1930s); and "Dalí's permanent provocation," by Antonio Pitxot and Montse Aguer. 71 works shown.
- Exhibition
- 19 Apr-18 June 2000 ; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ; Washington, DC (USA) ; United States
- 21 Jan-26 Mar 2000 ; Wadsworth Atheneum ; Hartford (CT, USA) ; United States
- 23 July-1 Oct 2000 ; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ; Edinburgh (GBR) ; United Kingdom
- Subject (en)
- Subject (fr)
- Origin
DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)
Identifier20000401-00177412
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