Surreal, or the Amazing Life of Gala Dali
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Surreal, or the Amazing Life of Gala Dali
14.99 €
11.99 €
This is the biography of a woman who knew how to move an era as deftly as she did the people around her. From Kazan and Moscow to Paris, from Port Lligat to New York and Hollywood. By the time she met the young Salvador Dalí, Gala was already considered the mother of Surrealism and skillfully facilitated its transformation from a community of initiates into a global movement. And she did this against the backdrop of the revolutions and wars of the 20th century—where every step was costly and any mistake was immediately obvious.
Gala became a collaborator with Dalí: together they honed the "paranoid-critical method" and learned to transform an idea into an event, an event into an image, and an image into capital. Gala negotiated, managed the schedule of meetings and events, and prices, negotiating terms "as if for a star." This is a rare but honest chapter in art history dedicated to the management of fame.
Klein works as a meticulous reporter and a subtle storyteller: archives, letters, and oral testimonies are assembled into a portrait without varnish or caricature. The book tells not only about art, but also about power, money, love, and courage—about how a single "I" can change the trajectory of an entire century, and why Gala deserves not only the signature "muse" but also the title of author.
Gala became a collaborator with Dalí: together they honed the "paranoid-critical method" and learned to transform an idea into an event, an event into an image, and an image into capital. Gala negotiated, managed the schedule of meetings and events, and prices, negotiating terms "as if for a star." This is a rare but honest chapter in art history dedicated to the management of fame.
Klein works as a meticulous reporter and a subtle storyteller: archives, letters, and oral testimonies are assembled into a portrait without varnish or caricature. The book tells not only about art, but also about power, money, love, and courage—about how a single "I" can change the trajectory of an entire century, and why Gala deserves not only the signature "muse" but also the title of author.
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