Dix recettes d'immortalite is on exhibition at the Lee Shau Kee Library at Fudan University Jiangwan Campus. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
An exhibition of more than 200 artworks of Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is taking place at the Lee Shau Kee Library in Fudan University Jiangwan Campus.
Going on from March 28 to June 3, the exhibition is one of the celebratory events for the commemoration of the 120th birthday of Fudan University.
Dali's Divine Comedy Suite, consisting of 100 color wood engravings, are on exhibition at Fudan University. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The exhibition was produced by Gong Zhaohui, an alumnus of Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University. A collector of prints by Dali himself, Gong and curator of the exhibition Wang Xun also borrowed the works of Dali from collectors and institutions from home and abroad.
Dali being the most celebrated Surrealist artist in the 20th century, created lots of works reflecting on the large number of new findings and achievements in the scientific world of his lifetime, from psychology to quantum physics and life science. Gong hopes that students of Fudan University will be inspired by the creations of Dali.
A student visits the Dali exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Among the exhibition is the Divine Comedy Suite, consisting of 100 color wood engravings Dali created upon the invitation of the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante, the most famous poet of Italy. Also on exhibition are Dali's illustrations for the Spanish novel Don Quixote, as well as Dix recettes d'immortalite (Ten Recipes for Immortality), a series consisting of dry point etchings with Heliogravures and three-dimensional objects.
The exhibition is open free to students as well as the general public, who has to make appointment on the university's WeChat platform and enter the Jiangwan Campus with a valid ID.
Students visit the Dali exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
