Coffee with a Curator
November 5 @ 10:30am – 11:30am
dalí’s wines of gala collages
Join us for this month’s installment of our Coffee with a Curator series, where Museum staff or invited guests speak on a range of Salvador Dalí-inspired topics.
This talk will explore the Museum gallery exhibition of thirty-five works—spanning collage, drawing and painting atop photographic prints—created by Dalí between 1974 and 1977 for his celebrated publication Les Vins de Gala. A surrealistic tribute to the transformative powers of wine, the collection serves as a hedonistic sequel to Dalí’s earlier gastronomic fantasia Les Dîners de Gala (1973). Reimagining the traditional wine guide as a dreamlike emotional journey rather than a prosaic compilation of varietals, Les Vins de Gala celebrates intoxication as both alchemy and art—an ecstatic communion of the senses, the subconscious and the divine. These works are on loan from a private collection.
Location: The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater (registration required) or live on YouTube (link below).
This event is free with limited capacity. An event ticket is required for entry.
Gallery access is not included.
To watch the live stream from home, click below at the time of the program:
Peter Tush, Curator and Senior Interpreter
Tush earned his Undergraduate degree in Art History from New College, Sarasota, and his Masters in Art History from the University of South Florida.
Working at The Dalí Museum for over two decades, Tush is a key interpreter of the Dalí collection and special exhibitions.
He develops exhibitions, trains the Dalí docents, scripts the audio guides and gallery labels, and works with the curatorial team to develop exhibitions. Recently he curated the exhibition, “Reimagining Nature: Dalí’s Floral Fantasies.”
Over the years, Tush has taught classes on Dalí, Surrealism and film, and has presented on a wide range of topics including “Dalí and Hollywood,” “Surrealism and Women” and “Dalí’s Ghosts.” Tush is also a host of WMNF 88.5’s eclectic music program, “Step Outside,” on Wednesday nights.
