Casa Dalí, Coco Capitan Apartment

Dalí always worked wherever he was and at any time of the year, but painting, in the sense of making large works in oil, was something he only did in Portlligat in summer... His true ecstasy came with the summer heat."

Casa Dalí opens the doors to Salvador Dalí's home on Spain's Costa Brava, with photos by Coco Capitán offering a rare glimpse into the artist's surreal home and workshop. Acquired by Dalí in the early 1930s, the house served as the artist's primary residence and workplace, the birthplace of some of his most famous paintings, including The Persistence of Memory.

A special introduction by architect Oscar Tusquets Blanca recounts his 15-year friendship with Dalí, while exclusive new photos by Coco Capitán capture the artist's home in the same golden light that drew him to the Mediterranean town of Portlligat, where he "claimed he was the first Spaniard to see the sun rise". Coco's photos draw readers into the grandeur of the artist's home as a place of active creation - both life and art - where worn ephemera from Dalí's studio appear alongside images from his infamous taxidermy collection, the iconic sofa modeled after Mae West's mouth and the characteristic white exteriors that also shaped one of our best sellers, The Modern Architecture of Cadaqués: 1955-71.

An original poem by Coco, written at the time she photographed the house, graces the front and back covers, emblematic of her introspective approach to a practice that challenges a single medium. Through these first-hand testimonies, Casa Dalí offers special access to an eccentric space that stands as its own Dalí creation, both witness and inspiration of the artist's definitive style.

Publication date: November 16, 2023

Published by Apartamento Publishing SL
November 2023
First edition
Dimensions: 240 x 285mm
Pages: 96 pages
Binding: hardcover
ISBN: 978-84-09-55158-3