Dalí Exhibition Flooded by Sprinkler System

The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Friday, July 5, 2024


Dalí Exhibition Flooded by Sprinkler System



LONDON, ENGLAND.- A Salvador Dalí exhibition at County Hall in central London was damaged when the sprinkler system was accidentally set off. Several lithographs by Dalí and some bronze works, including the Vision of an Angel sculpture got wet. The water caused damages that will cost thousands f dollars to repair. Business manager Antonia Spanos stated: "It was really quite a lot of water but the damage is not too bad. The cost of damage could be thousands of pounds but we do not know exactly how much. The real damage was having to close for half a day. All the customers had a good laugh, they thought it was very surreal. I think Dali would have approved. Everything he did was designed to shock and grab attention. He would have loved the anarchy and chaos."

So far, the exhibition has attracted around 600,000 visitors since it opened in the former Greater London Council building in June 2000.












Today's News

July 5, 2024

The wide, wide world of Judy Chicago

Audrey Flack, creator of vibrant photorealist art, dies at 93

Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen opens a new presentation of its collection

'Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections' opens in Vienna

Salvador Dalí's iconic Mae West Lips Sofa goes on display at NGV International

San Francisco's arts institutions are slowly building back

The Beatles and the Beach Boys lead Heritage's Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Auction

The man behind the Minions

Solo exhibition of new work by Lorna Robertson on view at Alison Jacques

Kröller-Müller Museum restores '56 Barrels' by Christo

parrasch heijnen's first solo exhibition with Nabilah Nordin to open in Los Angeles

One of comicdom's most (in)famous covers, 'Black Cat Mystery' No. 50, scares up a record $840,000 at Heritage Auctions

How a patriotic painting became the Internet's soap box

The Phillips Collection presents 'Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage'

On the Jersey Shore, there's a flag for everything

Ben Hunter and Offer Waterman announce co-representation of Tess Jaray

Paul Theroux on necessary solitude, risks and the joy of writing

Rob Stone, master marketer of hip-hop, is dead at 55

Niclas Larsson is ready to shoot more close-ups

Chinese coins celebrating scientific inventions lead Heritage's $8.4 million HKINF World & Ancient Coins Auction

Paul Smith's Foundation announces inaugural Director

The Dutch LAM museum adds flavour to art viewing experiences

Casino Luxembourg presents 'My Last Will', a project by M+M




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful