Dali & I: The Surreal Story

Dali & I: The Surreal Story
by Stan Lauryssens

Dali & I: The Surreal Story
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Author: Stan Lauryssens
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-08
ISBN: 0312379935
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

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Book Review: A Mad Genius From A Distance
Summary: 5 Stars

I have been a fan of Salvador Dali's work since I first saw the iconic soft watches lying on a surreal landscape many, many years ago. It was always apparent to me that Dali was a lunatic, and that was part of the appeal. He was a mad genius who crafted some of the greatest and most inventive art the world had ever seen. It surprised me, then, that I so much appreciated a work like this, which paints a very different portrait of Dali. We see him as a pervert, a madman without reason, a man obsessed with nothing more than money, and (above all else) a complete fraud.

Are the claims Lauryssens puts forth any more genuine than those Dali put forth about himself? Did he invite celebrities and dignitaries to wild sex parties for his masturbatory pleasure? Was he the engineer of fraud on such a grand scale? Nobody can say for sure. The truth is probably somewhere between Dali's claims and those of Stan Lauryssens.

Whether it's true or not is really not material to the quality of this work. Stan Lauryssens is an engaging writer purging his conscience and his memory for the pleasure of those readers who desire a more intimate portrait of arguably the most famous surrealist to ever walk the face of the earth.

Summary of Dali & I: The Surreal Story

An extraordinary memoir of fortune, fraud, and the master of modern art

Art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions in modern art, but he sold only one name: Salvador Dalí. The surrealist painter?s work was a hot commodity for the newly rich, investors, and shady businessmen looking to launder their black-market cash. Stan didn?t mind looking the other way; he just hoped the buyers would look the other way as well. The artworks he sold came from some very questionable sources, but he soon discovered that the shadiest source of all was Dalí himself.

 The more successful Stan became, the closer he came to Dalí, until he found himself living next door to the aging artist, in the Catalonian hills. While hiding from Interpol?s detectives, Stan spent his time with the artists, musicians, business associates, and eccentrics who surrounded Dalí. He learned about Dalí?s secret history, the studio of artists who produced his work, and the moneymaking machine that kept Dalí?s extravagant lifestyle afloat long after his creativity began to flounder.

 Dalí & I offers a behind-the-scenes view of the commerce and conspiracy that go hand in hand in the international art world, written by a man who has been to the top only to discover that it?s not so different from the bottom.

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