Dalí in a diving helmet: how the Spaniard almost suffocated bringing surrealism to Britain

Eighty years ago, as Dylan Thomas served boiled string, Salvador Dalí put on a diving suit, grabbed a billiard cue – and changed British art for ever. Can new exhibition Surreal Encounters recapture that spirit?

Tristan Tzara exhibition: the man who made Dada

A show in Strasbourg explores the life of the influential 20th century poet, art writer and collector

Miró spirit flies free again from Mallorca vaults

Eleven unseen works in exhibition of contrasts bring new insights into Spanish master of fluidity

Radical geometry: South America’s surprising art

All eyes are on Brazil’s World Cup but a new Royal Academy exhibition showcases a different kind of South American artistry, and makes a stunning case for the continent’s geometric art

From luxurious ornamentation to austere simplicity: the “Gorgeous” extremes of beauty

“Gorgeous” presents masterpieces from the Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA in provocative ways and stimulating new contexts to encourage viewers to ask the question “What is gorgeous?” The idea of ‘gorgeous,’ and whether it is valuable, has always been debated. Visitors of the new “Gorgeous” exhibition @ Asian Art Museum will encounter a selection of … Read more

The history of Miss Dior. The exhibition

“I create so that each and every woman is the most beautiful“. Christian Dior. ‘Miss Dior’ exhibition opening – Grand Palais, Paris.       Miss Dior exhibition opened its doors in the Galerie Courbe at le Grand Palais in Paris. Redecorated for the occasion in Dior’s emblematic gray and white colors, the space welcomed … Read more