This past Friday I went to the member preview at MoMA for the "Dali: Painting and Film" exhibition, on the sixth floor. Member previews, for me, are one of the ultimate perks of a membership, as you can actually experience the exhibition without swarms of people and without school tours. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing tons of people enjoying art, but on my Art days, it's nice to be in a solitary state.
A good portion of the attendees were older retired patrons.. at one point I was sitting with 10 retirement-age folks, watching one of his films, all laughing at the same scripted points. I felt the sense of community and togetherness that I knew was necessary to experience at some point.
Throughout the exhibit (which is on view until September 15), there will be various related film screenings in the MoMA theaters (for films possibly inspired by Dali), including some personal classics: The Fountain, Pan's Labyrinth, The Science of Sleep, Scarface, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. However, you can catch a few of Dali's films INSIDE the exhibition, so I suggest you start there.
One of my FAVORITES was the screening of Destino, which also has accompanying sketches from the production of the short film.
View the online exhibit here.
3 comments:
Oh I hate seeing tons of people enjoying art, it's like sale-shopping. I'll check the screening schedule, I hope I can catch The Cabinet of Dr Caligari before I leave.
boo!! I just looked it up, that isn't playing until august:
6:00 p.m.
Film Screenings & Events
L'Hippocampe. 1934. France. Jean Painlevé. 13 min. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 1920. Germany. Robert Wiene. Approx. 58 min.
In the Film exhibition Salvador DalĂ: Consumer/Consumed
august 4, to be exact.
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