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In this searching text, partly based on interviews with the artist and fully revised, extended, and updated for this edition, Dawn Ades considers the Dalí phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his early years, his artistic friendships, and the development of his technique and style, to his relationship with the Surrealists and exploitation of Freudian ideas, and on to his post-war paintings, this essential study places Dalí in social, historical, and artistic context and casts new light on the full range of his creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDalí\u003c\/i\u003e offers an insightful look at the complexities and intrigue surrounding one of art's most fascinating figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383687725292,"sku":"9780500204764","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1868503482366.jpg?v=1773378863"},{"product_id":"marcel-duchamp-by-david-hopkins-9780500204702","title":"Marcel Duchamp","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenius. Anti-artist. Charlatan. Impostor! Since 1914, Marcel Duchamp has been called all of these. No artist of the 20th century has aroused more passion and controversy, nor exerted a greater influence on art, the very nature of which Duchamp challenged and redefined as concept rather than product by questioning its traditionally privileged optical nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, he never ceased to be engaged, openly or secretly, in provocative activities and works that transformed traditional artmaking procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with the enthusiastic support of Duchamp's widow, this is one of the most original and important books ever written on this enigmatic artist. \u003cem\u003eMarcel Duchamp\u003c\/em\u003e challenges received ideas, misunderstanding, and misinformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith 172 illustrations in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425346502892,"sku":"9780500204702","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500204702.jpg?v=1774768206"},{"product_id":"photomontage-by-dawn-ades-9780500204672","title":"Photomontage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManipulation of the photograph is as old as photography itself. 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