Comments on: The New St. Pete Dali Museum and politics

By: Gary Erickson

Gary Erickson — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:01:30 +0000

Politics can be divisive, but art could be about bringing people together. The senses bind us as human through time, whereas our needs trend to alienate us now.
So what the artist as a member of a goup we dislike. The art is as antidote.

Gary Erickson, Canadian Architect and Critic.
Codesigner of the Dali Museum

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:46:17 +0000

I’ve been looking for the new location of the Dali museum for about an hour!, hahaha ( not too clever, eh?)
Thanks to you, telling us…”just next to the Mahaffey Theatre”.
The Dali museum web site doesn’t have any info on the new location, even though they are planning to open the new location on January 11, 2011.
I don’t know why but I find myself thinking too much about parking availability anywhere in downtown St Pete.
Thank you…thank you!

By: Hilton Kean Jones

Hilton Kean Jones — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:27:18 +0000

Thanks, Gail. Good luck with the lentils. The yogurt really makes them special.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:35:01 +0000

Hilton,

I really like your post. Dali interests me because he was born a Spaniard and I speak Spanish and also I like art.

I read once that some of Dali’s work sends the message that World War II was horrific and appalling. I read that he associated himself with the Moors.

Then I read that Dali was a Franco supporter.

Then I read that Dali proclaimed he never supported Hitler.

It’s a little complicated for my pea brain.

I plan to reread your post. It seems like a very informative post.

I walked by the museum about a month ago, and the “caterpillar” window design captured my attention too. I know Dali used “ants” a lot in his work. Did he also use caterpillars a lot?

Anyway, thanks for the post, and one thing is for sure, the caterpillar window on the museum are extraordinary. I wonder whether those windows increased the cost of the hurricane insurance policy.

I don’t even know who owns the building.

By: Hilton Kean Jones

Hilton Kean Jones — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:42:25 +0000

Hi, Judith. Thanks for your comment. I really didn’t know about Dali’s history until a good friend brought it up recently. It caused me to think through the issue again. Thanks again for commenting!!!

By: Judith Hall

Judith Hall — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:34:27 +0000

Hilton, this was an interesting read. I never really paid that much attention to the artist’s personal beliefs..I guess I have always let the art stand on its own…even when I knew more about their personal life via books or articles. I would not boycott an artwork….that just always seemed silly to me. (Ask Jim sometime about my “bigoted grandfather” walking out of West Side Story)