@5: just because we disagree with (or just don’t know about) someone’s politics, doesn’t mean we can’t accept them as great artists – especially after their deaths. Obviously this does not apply to images of Che, who was not an artist, but people put Dali stuff on their walls as an artistic statement, not a political one. Including Dali’s face, with its very intentionally surrealist mustache; Dali made his face art on purpose, also unlike Che. There’s a big difference between liking an artistic figure *despite* his politics, and making art of a political figure *because* of his politics (even if it’s later adopted by people who just think it’s “cool”). You’re comparing apples and oranges.

Assuming, of course, that Dali was being serious and straightforward in sending those telegrams in the first place, rather than doing so as an act of surrealism or a publicity stunt or because he wanted to prevent his work being banned, all of which are quite possible motives given his general behavior. One can hardly be sure of his actual politics in the first place.

Dali would have loved it.

Film at eleven.