the image is a meticulously staged moment of chaos and creativity
With his signature use of saturated color and unflinching detail
Signed by 29 Magnum Photographers
and some of us forget this sometimes and publish pieces of work which do no great service to the Magnum name
The Photographers’ Gallery asked Meiselas to exhibit a print for their Touchstone programme
Magnum Poster: Dali Atomicus, 1948 Framing:Unframed the image is a meticulouslySalvador Dal leaps mid air as water, cats, and furniture fly around him in Philippe Halsmans 1948 photograph Dali Atomicus. The Spanish painter appears suspended in a burst of surreal motion, echoing the dreamlike energy of his own art. Behind him, one of his paintings anchors the scene, while the composition as a whole defies gravity, logic, and stillness. Inspired by Dals interest in atomic theory and the suspension of time, the image is a