Plains Art Museum Hosts First Major Salvador Dalí Exhibition in North Dakota

Plains Art Museum is currently hosting the first major Salvador Dalí exhibition in North Dakota. Entitled "Salvador Dalî's Stairway to Heaven," the momentous presentation brings together two significant portfolios from the surrealist master: Dalí's illustrations for the Comte de Lautréamont (1868-69) and Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy (1320). The latter project was initially commissioned by the Italian government in 1950 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante -- a decision mired in...