Of all artists now living, Salvador Dali may be the best known. His candelabra-style mustache stands as a public symbol of Bohemian independence. His most famous canvas, which he called The Persistence of Memory and which everyone else remembers as The Limp Watches, has been part of popular imagery since 1932. But is Dali serious? The answer, yes.
He understands physics. This simple fact is at least as difficult to conceive as the fact that Dali thoroughly masters painting. Blessed with an astounding facility with paint, he keeps stretching it; blessed with a...
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