Two exhibitions at the Meadows Museum give new insights into Salvador Dalí

This fall, the Meadows Museum, SMU, is presenting a major exhibition of works by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), exploring an overlooked or lesser-known aspect of the artist’s oeuvre. With Dalí: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936, the Meadows is organizing the first in-depth exploration of the artist’s small-scale paintings—some measuring just over a foot, and others as small as 3 by 2 inches. A major part of the artist’s output during the early part of his Surrealist period (1929–1936), these small works reflect Dalí’s precise style of painting. Organized by the Meadows as part of its mission to present Spanish art in America, Dalí: Poetics of the Small is on view at the Meadows Museum—the only venue for this exhibition—from September 9 through December 9, 2018. Also at the Meadows this fall, Dalí’s Aliyah: A Moment in Jewish History features a rare, complete set of the lithog