Opening reception: 'Dalí / Duchamp'
Tuesday 3 October 2017 6.30 - 8.30pm
Weston Galleries, Burlington House
Free. Patrons only.
Dalí / Duchamp
We invite RA Patrons to celebrate the formal opening of 'Dalí / Duchamp', which will throw light on the surprising relationship between father of conceptual art Marcel Duchamp, and larger-than-life Surrealist Salvador Dalí.
On the surface, these two great 20th-century artists could hardly be more dissimilar, but Dalí and Duchamp maintained a lasting bond of friendship and mutual admiration throughout their careers.
What fuelled this seemingly unlikely friendship was deeper than their shared artistic interests – amongst them eroticism, language, optics and games. More fundamentally, the two men were united by a combination of humour and scepticism which led both, in different ways, to challenge conventional views of art and life.
Dalí / Duchamp brings together around 60 works, including some of Dalí’s most inspired and technically accomplished paintings and sculptures, and Duchamp’s groundbreaking assemblages and readymades. It will also showcase the less familiar: photographs by Dalí, paintings by Duchamp, correspondence and collaborations between the two artists.
As an RA Patron we offer you exclusive access to the opening reception of the RA’s exhibitions. Silver, Gold and Platinum Patrons are invited to attend four, six or all opening reception respectively, as part of their annual membership fee.