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 Dalí
Universe is housed at County
Hall, the former headquarters of the Greater London
Council (GLC).
The gallery is devoted to the
works of the Catalan Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí , 1904
- 89.
From the entrance lobby, with
useful biographical information, is the main display area
with the exhibits, displayed in a sequence of spot-lighted
black-painted spaces.
The gallery is arranged according
to themes: 'Dreams and Fantasty', 'Sensuality and Feminity'
and 'Religion and Mythology'. These works date from
the 1960s to 1980s but the gallery also has classic Surrealist
bronze sculpture from the 1930s, when the artist was at the
peak of his fame.
A highlight is Dalí's crimson-satin
sofa made in the shape of Mae West's lips.
The series of multiple-edition
bronzes on display at the gallery were commissioned from Dalí
by Benjamin Levi, the President of the Straton Foundation,
and curator of Dalí Universe.
The gallery also has a collection
of the artist's book illustrations.
Admission charge
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