Let's Get Real… About Surrealism
Season 1, Episode 10
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Let's Get Real... About Surrealism
A Discussion of Dali, Curating and Surrealism's Lasting Impact with Elliott King
The associate professor of art history dives into the subconscious world of Surrealism, unpacking the work of Dali and explaining just how important his long-lasting career was. Professor King also shares how his journey with Dali and other Surrealist artists has deepened through his curatorial work and his courses with students.
Recorded October 9, 2020
Aired October 27, 2020
"The idea of what surrealism looks like, that dream-like imagery, is still very much with us. That kind of imagery was very influential in advertising, even in the 1930s. Surrealism got coopted by capitalism very quickly in the 30s. The Surrealists themselves were very “Left Wing.” Some were joined with the French Communist Party, but at the same time there were others who were doing window displays, there were fashion designers who saw Surrealist imagery and saw that it was popular and started doing fashion designs and all sorts of housewares and things with Surrealism in mind. So Surrealism was probably the first art movement really that reaches mass culture…. Surrealism spread really quickly and was very popular, and I think that’s still with us today actually."
~ Elliott King
Applying More Layers
Works of Art & Art Exhibits
The Persistence of Memory
Salvador Dalí
The Sacrament of the Last Supper
Salvador Dalí
Christ of St. John of the Cross
Salvador Dalí
Assumpta Corpuscularia Lapislazulina
Salvador Dalí
"Paint Gun" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Salvador Dalí
The Rabbit
Jeff Koons
The Art of Behaving Badly
Guerilla Girls at Staniar Gallery
Publications and Exhibits
Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto / High Museum of Art, Atlanta
by Elliott King
Dalí: The Late Work
Yale University Press
by Elliott King
Dalí: The Late Work
High Museum of Art, Atlanta
by Elliott King
Dalí, Surrealism and Cinema
Kamera Books
by Elliott King
Elliott King’s entire published works can be found on his CV
Miscellaneous
Ottica Urbani
Optical Shop in Venice (a favorite of Professor King)
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