On July 11, "The Shapes of Dalí"—the Chinese touring show of Salvador Dalí—kicked off in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin for a three-month run.

Salvador Dalí, the titan of Surrealism, stands shoulder to shoulder with Picasso and Matisse as one of the three most influential masters of the twentieth century. Refusing to be confined to a single medium, he poured his unique vision of the world into sculpture, installation, jewelry, film, and beyond.

Curated around the theme "The Shapes of Dalí," the exhibition invites visitors to explore the artist's emotional universe through 142 museum-grade works valued at more than RMB 100 million. The checklist spans 23 sculptures, 95 prints, six installations, nine pieces of wearable art, and nine fashion artworks created by global designers in homage to Dalí.

Making their China debut are two large-scale sculptures: the monumental first-generation Dalí clock, Dance of Time I, and Horse Saddled With Time, whose surface still bears the artist's fingerprints.

Inside the galleries, iconic images such as The Persistence of Memory and Space Elephant materialize in three dimensions. Melting clocks, crutches, snails, angels, and butterflies—Dalí's most haunting symbols—interweave to form a labyrinth of wonder.

The outdoor space features bronze sculptures amid lush greenery, conjuring a surreal tableau in which "time tames all of nature." Indoors, immersive installations warp space-time and echo The Persistence of Memory, plunging viewers into Dalí's dreamscape.

Show Details  

Exhibition Dates: July 11-October 20  

Venue: Zhenlin International Health Care Resort, Hengqin

Opening Hours:  

Mon-Thu 10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)  

Fri-Sun 10:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30)

Price: 88 yuan (students); 158 yuan (adults); 628 yuan (Dalí-themed afternoon tea experience included)