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The Art Assignment
The Case for Surrealism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in post-World War I Europe and as it has infiltrated our...
Curated Video
Salvador Dali's 'The Persistence of Memory': Great Art Explained
Salvador Dali's exploration of the depths of the subconscious mind in his paintings and his powerful images tapped into the fantasies, dreams, fears and hallucinations of entire generations, and he should be remembered as a consummate...
The Art Assignment
Art Cooking: Salvador Dali | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Surrealist artist Salvador Dali is well known for his distinctive mustache and melting clocks, but what about his 1973 cookbook? Come along with us as we attempt a Bush of Crayfish in Viking Herbs from Les Diners de Gala, and also...
Crash Course
Experimental and Documentary Films
Some of the boldest films in history have been documentaries or experimental films. Explore non-narrative cinema and its avant-garde techniques with a short video about a creative faction in film history. Additionally, the video...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Dada: Dali, the Persistence of Memory
This video [6:28] discusses Salvador Dali's, The Persistence of Memory, 1931 (The Museum of Modern Art) Speakers: Sal Khan & Steven Zucker
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dali, Metamorphosis of Narcissus
The ancient source of Salvador Dali's "Metamorphosis of Narcissus" is Ovid's Metamorphosis. View a video of this painting and listen to commentary from professors of art. [4:07]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dali, the Persistence of Memory
This video spotlights Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory". View the picture and listen as an art professor discusses why this painting is so wildly popular. [6:27]