Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki presents Degas to Dali - an outstanding exhibition of international modern artists whose work spans 100 years.

Travelling to New Zealand are 79 works of art by influential and celebrated artists such as Monet, van Gogh, Renoir, Ernst, Magritte and Warhol.

The exhibition from the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) represents the major art movements of the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.

Degas to Dali will be the first major international exhibition since the Auckland Art Gallery opened its newly developed building in September 2011. It offers New Zealanders the opportunity to come face to face with works from a remarkable range of artists who have shaped the world of modern art.

It begins with the revolutionary works of the French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods, and ranges through Cubism, Surrealism, German Expressionism, the British post-WWII period and American Pop.

Degas to Dali encompasses some of the most celebrated figures in the history of modern art. It is rare to experience works of such quality on such a scale, and Auckland Art Gallery is proud to be working with the NGS to present the masters of the modern era in this not-to-be-missed exhibition.

Associated event highlights:

Mark Stocker on British Modernism
Sunday 6 May, 1pm | Auditorium | Free

Associate Professor Mark Stocker, from the Department of History and Art History, University of Otago, gives an illustrated talk on British Modernism. He will place many of the artists featured in Degas to Dalí and the gallery's collection in context with the new approaches to art developing in Europe in the early 20th century. Find out more about this event.

Laurence Simmons on Dalí and Hitchcock: Paranoia on Screen
Sunday 13 May, 3pm | Auditorium | Free

Salvador Dalí joined the Surrealist movement in 1929, rapidly embracing psychoanalytical ideas to produce paintings that deliberately portrayed landscapes of paranoia. From the beginning of his career, cinema also contributed to Dalí's understanding of the power and the uses of illusion. In 1944, Dalí signed a contract with Vanguard Films for work on Alfred Hitchcock's film Spellbound. This talk explores the potent mix of film and psychoanalysis in Dalí's work and in particular his innovative contribution to Hitchcock's film. Find out more about this event. 

Geoffrey Batchen: From Pictorialism to Modern Photography
Sunday 20 May, 1pm | Auditorium | Free

Professor Geoffrey Batchen from Victoria University of Wellington discusses how the relationship of photography to art movements changed radically from the 1880s to the late 1940s. From being on the outer, the medium was to become an integral component of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Find out more about this event.

Mary Kisler and Natasha Conland on Vincent van Gogh
Sunday 27 May, 1pm | Degas to Dalí exhibition entry applies

Join Mary Kisler (Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art) and Natasha Conland (Curator, Contemporary Art) as they discuss the works by Vincent van Gogh that feature in the Degas to Dalí exhibition. Find out more about this event.

Get information about other Degas to Dali events at Auckland Art Gallery.