{"product_id":"dali-baby-sumo-collectors-ed","title":"Dalí. BABY SUMO Collectors Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLobster Calling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003eThe art and life of Salvador Dalí\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/salvador-dali\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/salvador-dali\/\"\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas become synonymous with Surrealism.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis soft watches, burning giraffes, and lobster telephones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare like a natural language of dreams. But there are many more surprises hidden in his work. Dalí was driven by a willingness to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eengage with the world\u003c\/b\u003e: in his exploration of the Catalonian landscape or his reaction to the shock of the atom bomb with paintings whose elements hover side by side like the particles in atoms. He drafted his own “\u003cb\u003eparanoiac-critical method\u003c\/b\u003e,” explored optical illusions, double images, and stereoscopic paintings, invented the “surrealist object functioning symbolically,” created gorgeous backdrops for his own ballets, and staged himself as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emoustache-wielding genius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein photographic collaborations. Himself “painting like an angel,” as critics always admitted, in his later years he turned to the inspiration of classical art, updating and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003esubverting Renaissance imagery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ein large celestial visions\u003c\/b\u003e, or his final more private homages to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=michelangelo\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=michelangelo\"\u003eMichelangelo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Velázquez.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sweeping overview combines two volumes: a Baby-SUMO-sized book with illustrations of Dalí’s key works\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ein a size and detail never before seen in print\u003c\/b\u003e, showing every touch of the artist’s exquisite brush. This is accompanied by a chronology volume of year-by-year texts, written by Montse Aguer and Carme Ruiz from the Fundació Gala-\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/salvador-dali\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/salvador-dali\/\"\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the artist’s hometown of Figueres. Reflecting the latest research, they tell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe story of art and artist with many quotes from his own writings, letters, and contemporary reviews\u003c\/b\u003e, illustrated by rare and iconic portrait shots, magazine articles, sketches and book illustrations, as well as additional works in different media. We meet the young Dalí as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eprecocious but unruly talent\u003c\/b\u003e, who makes friends with the Catalan avant-garde, becoming inseparable with the poet Federico Garcia Lorca. We follow him on his first visit of Paris, to a shy meeting in Picasso’s studio, before in 1929 he becomes known in select circles for his first film with Luis Buñuel. Soon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehis paintings scandalize\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003enot just the bourgeoisie, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehardboiled surrealist avant-gardists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith soiled underpants and idols of masturbation. In the same eventful year, Dalí\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emeets his muse Gala\u003c\/b\u003e, soon inseparable from his own life and vision. We see them moving to America where he becomes a public figure in the media and on society pages, collaborating on theatre and fashion projects, growing his inspirational moustache,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eworking in Hollywood with Hitchcock and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/disney\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/disney\/\"\u003eDisney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. We see them return to Spain after the War where they hold court and the artist builds his own legacy in the Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five years after his death he still continues to engage and surprise; and forty years after his first TASCHEN monograph, here is a fresh celebration on a grand scale of this titan of modern painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector’s edition of 10,000 numbered copies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. His TASCHEN publications include the Collector’s Editions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJeff Koons\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristopher Wool\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/albert-oehlen\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/albert-oehlen\/\"\u003eAlbert Oehlen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeo Rauch\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/ai-weiwei\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/ai-weiwei\/\"\u003eAi Weiwei\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeatriz Milhazes\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julian-schnabel\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julian-schnabel\/\"\u003eJulian Schnabel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=Georg%20Baselitz\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=Georg%20Baselitz\/\"\u003eGeorg Baselitz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/glenn-brown\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/glenn-brown\/\"\u003eGlenn Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-hockney\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-hockney\/\"\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSUMO\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Bigger Book\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as monographs such as the XXL-sized\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eDalí. BABY SUMO\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEdition of 10,000, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003eHardcover, 36.7 x 50 cm, 438 pages; with gilt edges, fold outs, gold foil embossing on title and chapter pages, plus 40 page booklet with catalogue of illustrations, 22 x 28.9 cm; in a clamshell box bound in black velvet, with gold foil embossing and tip-in, 41 x 56.2 cm; accompanied by a hardbound chronology volume, 22 x 28.9 cm, 624 pages; total weight: 16 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-5281-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-text-below-ISBN copytext text text--aphrodite text--regular\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__download-resources\"\u003eDownload product images here\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":57684549697918,"sku":"111294004NC","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/7494\/7900\/files\/dali-sumo.jpg?v=1784038612","url":"https:\/\/shop.glasgowlife.org.uk\/products\/dali-baby-sumo-collectors-ed","provider":"Glasgow Life Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}