A journey through art and fashion, where imagination, identity and desire merge into a single visual language. With over 200 works and documents – paintings, drawings, photographs, garments, films, jewellery and objects – the exhibition Dalí e la Moda explores the link between the Catalan artist and the world of fashion, revealing a less well-known but extraordinarily fertile dimension of his research.
In Dalí's work recurs a rich symbolic imagery linked to the fashion universe: shoes, dresses, jackets, gloves and jewellery become key elements of his Surrealist language. A protagonist in the creation of new aesthetic codes, the artist collaborated with designers, photographers and maisons, redefining the boundaries between art and fashion and demonstrating an extraordinary ability to anticipate and exploit the dynamics of this world in advance.
The exhibition route ranges from painting to sculpture and design, from the mannequin to the body, conveying the impact of Dalí on the imagery of fashion and documenting the constant drive towards innovation and creative freedom that guided all his research.
Promoted by the Municipality of Milan - Culture, organised and produced by Palazzo Reale, MondoMostre and Civita Mostre e Musei, in collaboration with the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, under the patronage of the Embassy of Spain in Italy and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.
Scientific director: MONTSE AGUER
Curated by: LAURA BARTOLOMÉ ROVIRAS and JUDITH CLARK - Associate curators: LUCIA MONI AND BEA CRESPO
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