Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989), Catalan Bread, 1932. Oil on canvas, 24.29 cm x 33.02 cm (9 9/16 x 13 in) The Dalí Museum Collection © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2025 USA: © Salvador Dalí Museum Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2025.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Alberto Giacometti & Salvador Dalí: Through & Beyond Surrealism marks the first United States exhibition to present these two visionary artists in direct conversation. The exhibition—co-curated by Dr. William Jeffett, Senior Curator of The Dalí Museum, and Dr. Émilie Bouvard, Director of Collections and Scientific Program at the Fondation Giacometti—offers a rare opportunity to see these two modern masters side by side, revealing their shared exploration of perception and form.
“Dalí and Giacometti each sought to locate the self beyond the self, to sculpt and paint not what was seen, but what was felt and imagined,” said Dr. Hank Hine, Director of The Dalí Museum. “Together, they expanded Surrealism into a space where the boundaries between dream and reality dissolve, inviting us to perceive the world as something endlessly mutable, alive and deeply human.”…