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Dalí Goes XXL – The Baby SUMO Book

Dalí – Soft Self Portrait Edition

Dalí – Limited Edition Interior

Dalí – Grotesque & Surreal

Dalí – The World Within

Dalí – At the Easel

Dalí – Early Works

Dalí – Cubist Years

Dalí – Surrealist Years

Dalí – International Fame

Dalí – The Sleep Form

Dalí – American Years

Dalí – Dream of the Bee

Dalí – Religion & Science

Dalí – Myth & Structure

Dalí – Atomicus (1948)

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Dalí. Baby SUMO is no ordinary monograph, but an editorial statement that surpasses everything before it in scale and ambition. Structured according to life phases, the volume impresses with a generous selection of images and places the visual presence of the works at its center. The quality of the reproductions, the calm layout, and the finely tuned design create an almost physical closeness to the image. Rather than dissecting the work, this edition preserves it – and enables a direct, visually driven approach to Dalí’s artistic universe.

The accompanying texts provide art historical background, biographical commentary, and thematic classification that contextualize Dalí’s work in time and place. The authors do not approach with interpretative severity, but with a clear respect for the artist’s internal logic. The language remains accessible throughout, the tone reflective but never didactic. The strength of these passages lies precisely in the balance between historical distance and narrative closeness. Their goal is not deconstruction, but contextualization – and that is exactly where the quality of this edition lies. It is published in a limited edition of 10,000 copies and designed as a lasting collector’s piece.

In an era of fleeting image consumption, Baby SUMO feels like a conscious counter-design. The work demands time and space – two qualities well suited to Dalí’s art. The elaborate presentation in a box makes it clear that this is not only about content, but about gesture and duration. Baby SUMO is aimed at an art-savvy audience that sees visual richness not as mere ornament but as a form of expression. The focus is not on current events, but on a work designed for impact and timelessness. In this function, the edition unfolds its power: not as an exhibition, but as a space for collecting, contemplation, and quiet reception.

The uniqueness of this edition does not lie in encyclopedic ambition, but in curatorial clarity. The edition consists of three parts: a large-format main volume, a separate chronology, and a companion booklet. This structure follows not a didactic logic, but a conceptual approach that makes connections visible without oversimplifying them. An artist who staged himself like an image defies clear categories – this edition responds with generosity, structure, and respect. Thus, a space emerges in which contemplation is not replaced by analysis, but by a quiet form of understanding.

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For more information about the book Dalí. BABY SUMO, visit the TASCHEN publishing website.

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The book was kindly made available to us by the publisher. The presentation and rating of HYPERMADE remains independent of this and is based solely on the content of the book.