William Bennett Gallery
65 Greene St
212.965.8707
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Salvador Dalí, Biblia Sacra 13: Uxnor Lot in satuam salis conversa, Courtesy the William Bennett Gallery
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Dec 11, 2007 – Jan 9, 2008
Daily (11am–7pm)
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If your knowledge of Salvador Dalí stops at melting clocks, head to Soho's Bennett Gallery, which exhibits two divine collections that focus on the more reverent side of the quintessential surrealist. Dalí's 1969 lithographic series Biblia Sacra — his largest issued suite of work — is shown here in its entirety for the first time. Originally commissioned to lure the artist back to the church, Biblia Sacra is his personal response to Christianity's most holy book. The lithographs are a mix of floating, angelic forms, beautifully muted tones, and understated sketches. Showing alongside are the equally sacrosanct woodblock prints first seen in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
