Dalí gains permanent Barcelona exhibition
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In Barcelona, Spain, Layers of Reality, with support from the Fundació Gala-Dalí, opened a permanent, immersive exhibition dedicated to Salvador Dalí at Casa Amatller this Tuesday.
The show, titled Dalí Boulevard Cibernètic, utilizes 1,200 square meters of the modernist building’s former gardens to explore the artist’s interest in areas beyond painting, such as cybernetics and quantum physics. The exhibition focuses on Dalí’s work in jewelry and fashion, showcasing his designs and predictions for the future.
Visitors can view digital reproductions of his kinetic jewelry and dresses he created with Paco Rabanne and Christian Dior, including a turquoise outfit designed for a woman in 2045 featuring an antenna-shaped hat. A previously unseen color recording of a 1966 Harkness Ballet performance featuring Dalí’s designs is also on display. Layers of Reality created a virtual reality experience within the exhibition, allowing visitors to navigate a metaverse filled with iconic Dalí imagery.
They also combined his paintings with projections of nuclear and quantum physics structures. Organizers intend the exhibition to complement, not replace, existing Dalí museums like the Fundació Gala-Dalí in Figueres, offering a unique perspective on his work and addressing the lack of public monuments honoring him in Barcelona.
