In the painted world of Salvador Dali, timepieces ooze like cracked eggs, elephants stand on impossibly spindly legs, and tigers leap forth from fish like the most unlikely of nesting dolls. His works reveal a universe populated by both dreams and nightmares, a type of imagery that came to define 20th century Surrealism in its ability to combine absurdism with bits of the familiar to push the boundaries of accepted thought.
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Below is a preview of the show, officially on view at the National Arts Club from February 2-28, 2015.
