Salvador Dali and the Birth of Surrealism | B2W: ZEITGEIST! I E.25 Harvest 1924

The Surrealist Movement is born this season with unsurprising eccentric drama. Salvador Dali will one day be a part of it, but for now he is still in art school and has actually only just come out of prison. Also this season, a crime which sees police chasing America's first ever "Public Enemy No. 1"
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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Francis van Berkel
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Francis van Berkel
Image Research by: Lucas Aimó
Edited by: Lucas Aimó
Sound design: Marek Kaminski
Colorizations: Daniel Weiss, Lucas Aimó
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Mysterious Moments - Eneide
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In Our Holiday Home - Arthur Benson
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[@TimeGhost]

Here we go again. It's another episode about interwar artists and it's predictably full of drama. Dali dressing like a Renaissance painter; fist fights at Parisian art shows, and Freudian psychology. When talking about this episode, Indy said something along the lines of "it all seems pretty crazy until you realize it changed the world" - which is absolutely correct. Even if they don't realize it, almost everyone is familiar with surrealism. It defines so much of what we think of today as modern art and influenced pretty much all Western movements that came after it. It's testament enough that at one point in the late 1920s, almost every major artist of the day was counted as a surrealist. This episode is about how that happened. It's not just high-minded concerns though, there is also a crime spree this season at the hands of an eccentric faux-English thug. Enjoy. Please read our rules of conduct before commenting: community.timeghost.tv/t/rules-of-conduct/4518

[@podemosurss8316]

Great chapter, though I would have expanded a bit about Dalí's friends: they were not just friends but a new generation of Spanish intellectuals (1927 generation), in fact one featuring in those photos is my compatriot (he was born in the same province as me and spent most of his life in my hometown) Federico García Lorca, one of the most important poets of the Spanish XX century until his execution in 1936. He was also dating Dalí (Lorca was homosexual and Dali was bisexual).

[@hannahskipper2764]

Hitler: wait a minute, Dali gets to go to art school /after/ prison?!?!

[@HootOwl513]

Sal could draw People.

[@podemosurss8316]

Best part is that currently Spain is ruled by general Primo de Rivera, who was nicknamed "the Spanish Mussolini".

[@mireillelebeau2513]

Ha! ha! Good one Hannah Skipper.

[@hannahskipper2764]

@@mireillelebeau2513 thank you 😁

[@spiderlime]

this was also the decade in which the genre of fantastical literature was promoted by three big names, robert e, howard, h.p.lovecraft, and clark ashton-smith.

[@pnutz_2]

2:05 pictured in the far background: albert einstein, fresh from the time machine, ready to assassinate hitler and prevent ww2, going "shit, no one told me he had *a car* !"

[@shaider1982]

I was thinking the same thing👍 one of the coolest video game series started there.

[@williamcrisp6032]

Even further behind him, Tim Curry screaming "SPAAACEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@JustSomeCanuck]

I've been going to the wrong art galleries. Fistfights have never broken out while I was there.

[@avanticurecanti9998]

Remember: we almost had a 10-hour "Dune" with Salvador Dalí and Orson Welles together onscreen.

[@thegoonisgood77]

In 2003, Disney Studios released “Destino,” a unique animated short film originally conceived by one unlikely pair-Walt Disney and famed Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.

[@thegoonisgood77]

The Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.[3][4] Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan "Es redondo y dura mucho, Chupa Chups", which translates from Spanish as "It's round and long-lasting". Later, celebrities like Madonna were hired to advertise the product.

[@thegoonisgood77]

In 1945, Salvador Dalí moved to Hollywood to work on the film Spellbound, directed by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. ... Hitchcock wanted to capture the vividness of dreams as never before and felt that Dalí was the person to help him do so.

[@thegoonisgood77]

i thought he was directly involved in fantasia, but i guess not, although he and walt were pretty good buddies, and i do believe from a 'dali in film' book i bought from an exhibition decades ago, that he at least influenced it, one scene with marching brooms especially...

[@yorick6035]

7:15 my compliments to the person responsible for this animation. It gave me a good chuckle

[@pg3384]

Surprise Sparty

[@davidhuber9418]

awesome! thank you all

[@TimeGhost]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidhuber9418]

Indy, you rock!

[@patrickholt2270]

Ah, "Association Football". I see what you did there. Suitably diplomatic.

[@edwardcamp3376]

AsSOC(CER)iation Football :-)

[@podemosurss8316]

4:16 For those wanting to know more, these people were called "Generación del 27" (1927 Generation), and included some of the most important Spanish authors of the XX Century. They were poets, novelists, painters, architects, journalists and scientists. They congregated around the "residencia de estudiantes" (Students residence) in Madrid, and brought a new wave of modern intellectualism to Spain.

[@HootOwl513]

I hope Wolfi's probation officer gets him a stable job painting and wallpapering flats. Keeping him off the streets and away from his old beerhall chronies is key to his rehab.

[@johndaubner973]

Fantastique!

[@TimeGhost]

Merci Beaucoup!

[@chrisgay4786]

I watch WW2 and the supporting shows... But it's between 2 ears that made me start donating to timeghost a few years ago. I love these 2 series. Keep up the diversity of topics!

[@TimeGhost]

Thank you! Your support is greatly appreciated. We could never do this without you!

[@nozecone]

Well, it's what's between the two ears that's really important, isn't it?

[@rodger3352]

Babe wake up ! Indy's new video just dropped.

[@avosadakian8636]

thanks goodness Salvador Dali was accepted back in the art school or we would have seen Spain trying to conquer the world

[@thegoonisgood77]

The Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.[3][4] Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan "Es redondo y dura mucho, Chupa Chups", which translates from Spanish as "It's round and long-lasting". Later, celebrities like Madonna were hired to advertise the product.

[@thegoonisgood77]

In 1945, Salvador Dalí moved to Hollywood to work on the film Spellbound, directed by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. ... Hitchcock wanted to capture the vividness of dreams as never before and felt that Dalí was the person to help him do so.

[@fooo2241]

World War: deeply complicated, very interesting, approachable for most of us. Art War: Wtf???

[@jtgd]

Dali returns to school after a suspension… AND PRISON

[@Paladin1873]

I do like some of Dali's work, but it seems as though the surrealists ranged between nutty and nuttier.

[@sonicgoo1121]

It's true, Dali did like to paint walnuts.

[@Paladin1873]

@@sonicgoo1121 That would explain a lot.

[@moosemaimer]

"Please stop sorting our patients as 'nutty as,' 'nuttier than,' or 'not nutty as' a fruitcake."

[@Paladin1873]

@@moosemaimer I guess bat guano crazy is out, too.

[@dankeykang868]

It seems to me that most artists of the 20th century invented new styles not because they had any beauty in them, but for the sake of being new. It's the same with the classical musicians of the time.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

You can't imagine living in a world where ignorance is fashionable, erudition scornful. I live in such a corner of America, so your channel breathes much wanted freshness into my modest abode - a haven from the reality just outside my door. Thank you so much. Keep on doing this.

[@thegoonisgood77]

In 2003, Disney Studios released “Destino,” a unique animated short film originally conceived by one unlikely pair-Walt Disney and famed Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.

[@acyutanandadas1326]

One of Dali's models and mistress was a lady named Mara Dali said ''I love Mara I love her more than art I love her almost as much as I love money''

[@the1ghost764]

Cool Episode. I always learning something new with this Channel.

[@TimeGhost]

We're happy to hear that! Cheers!

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Hi Indy Awesome episode.. Awaiting for this between two war.. 1920s looks like crazy period.. But it gave us nice stories and history... Thanks for the video.

[@TimeGhost]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cancun771]

Side note: Germany may not have raised taxes to finance the war per se but the Kaiser sure as hell did impose a champagne tax _before_ the war to finance the naval arms race. And fun fact, that tax still exists and we pay it to this very day. And we don't even get any battleships for it any longer, more's the pity.

[@samaccardi]

Love the thumbnail. Persona 5 fans know what’s up!

[@ClanWiE]

Madarame's a bitch

[@SJ23982398]

4:37 Proof that Jeff Bezos is a vampire.

[@pnutz_2]

send this over to the inquisition

[@thexalon]

And here I was thinking that was senator Rick Scott of Florida.

[@eifelitorn]

8:06 that reaction though 😂

[@DuranmanX]

Does Harvest just mean Autumn?

[@alannolan5126]

Yr going to address the Religions War in Mexico of the 1920s

[@TimeGhost]

Well, Mexico is something we'd definitely like to cover more of and La Cristiada is a great prism through which to view it during this time.

[@jeffmcarthur5617]

Since you brought up the largest mail heist in history, you may be interested to hear a little bit about the largest bank heist in history. It happened in 1930 in the small town of Lincoln, Nebraska. The gangsters got away with 2.7 million dollars, (over 40 million in today's money.) Some of them were the same gangsters who committed the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and they had robbed the bank because they weren't paid for the murders. The police were called to the scene, but at first they thought it was a prank, and then they had to use their own cars because their only squad car was being repaired. The two who went after them were a corrupt county attorney and a strictly by the book assistant US attorney. The criminals ended up giving all the money back because of pressure from Al Capone; who had a private deal with his oldest brother, Vincenzo Capone (aka Richard "Two Gun" Hart) who was a Prohibition officer in Nebraska. They had agreed to stay out of each other's territory; and even though the gangsters had committed the robbery without his permission, it broke their agreement. I wrote about the whole story in my book The Great Heist.

[@nozecone]

If I had hired gangsters to commit a massacre, I'm make sure I paid them - and on time ... !

[@tsubasaniji3945]

Just for the record, when reading catalan surnames that end with a "ch" like "Domènech" you never pronounce the "h", they shoud be pronunced as if they ended with the "c".

[@archstanton6102]

I scored a goal direct from a corner. Was a total fluke, I sliced the ball and it spun in at near post.

[@ernestebell1735]

Note: Lady, Be Good! starred the brother and sister team of Fred and Adele Astaire. I'm sure nothing would ever become of that guy, Fred...

[@tomservo56954]

Per the report on Fred's first screen test... Can't sing Can't act Dances a little

[@nirfz]

About the corner goal. I would not go so far as to claim that it would be the first one to ever happen at all in Football. But that it was the first time it was recorded and wittnessed by a big crowd, or that it was the first one in an official match ect.

[@W1gglePuppy]

Did timeghost's thumbnail look like Thomas the tank engine on acid?

[@Doc_Tar]

Would it be a reach if I said I found this particular episode to be "surreal?"

[@pnutz_2]

7:17 I'm sorry sigmund, but it's not about the relationship between yourself, your parents and your genitals

[@alberto1481]

The whole name of Salvador Dalí is: Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech Name: Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto First surname: Dalí Conection: i Second surname: Domènech "i" is a connection between the two surnames. That word is Catalan, and means "and" in English and "y" in Spanish, and it is very normal in Catalonia. In the rest of Spain, "y" is very unsual unless your a member of a royal family or an aristocrat.

[@leoashrae4199]

I really enjoyed this episode. Covering Dali, Breton, and Dada in the same episode that included the likes of Gerald Chapman begs the question; Why is a charlatan among dilettantes called "elite" but, a charlatan among the masses is called a gangster?

[@dominicguye8058]

A charlatan among dilettantes is a showman, a charlatan among the masses is either a quack or a rabble-rouser

[@WayneBorean]

I love Dali’s weirdness.

[@mattwoodard2535]

That bit from "Les Champs Magnetiques" sound more like cosmic horror than anything else... sm

[@leonardolongolippera7588]

Man second time in a row that Argentina is mentioned, you guys are really buying me with this show

[@belbrighton6479]

It would have been more surreal to pour the Rioja over the desk. Illuminating as ever. The first #americasmostwanted looks like the #peakyblinders lost member. And yay for Uruguay and bending it like Beckham. The Monty Python gang would be rightly proud of your heavenly touch throughout this episode too. Bring on the confusion!

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Adolf Hitler - some random dude released from prison. Yep, I'm sure we'll never hear that name again. ;)

[@tobybartels8426]

Have you been referring to Fall/Autumn as ‘Harvest’ every year and I never noticed before?

[@TimeGhost]

We have!

[@gianniverschueren870]

That is a lot of tie. 4.5/5

[@yourstruly4817]

I wonder how Freud would interpret your interest in ties. Let's see... long...thin... 😉

[@gianniverschueren870]

@@yourstruly4817 This double knot is one of the thickest Indy has worn in quite some time. As for Freud, his tie-game was... not great upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Sigmund_Freud_1926.jpg

[@dragonrykr]

4:00 he reminds me of Damiano David from Maneskin

[@JoDusepo]

Is Anatole France (mentioned in this episode) the man in the title sequence at 0:33 taking off his hat and scratching his head?

[@nozecone]

Not checking back - but I thought that was George Bernard Shaw ... ?

[@zulubeatz1]

Allways loved surrealism. It has usually both imagination and often traditional painting or sculpture skill. In fact for me Art doesnt get any better although other movements can be as relevant.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Surrealist Joke. Question, "How many Surrealists does it take to change a Lightbulb ?" The Answer is, "A Fish...!" Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@harbl99]

Judging by the Dadaists it was drugs and draft evasion that created modern art.

[@morewi]

Dali was a interesting person. You can see his guest appearance on a old game show on youtube

[@nozecone]

So ... Will Smith didn't invent that slap-in-the-face thing?

[@mireillelebeau2513]

Freudian Psychology creates modern art as Athenian philosophy has created the Renaissance art.

[@MasterWooten]

Calvin Coolidge is the man. Perhaps one of the best presidents of the 20th century!

[@dominicguye8058]

Why? He's probably the one most to blame for the Great Depression

[@MasterWooten]

@@dominicguye8058 No he wasn't. That was Herbert Hoover.

[@dorian8475]

07:19 Romania 👏

[@thatrebeltrooper7306]

All I do is spread confusion. I'm not even trying to. It is my eternal state. send help.

[@garyh.7282]

Seems like the current leaders in the USA and other countries studied Dali and are now implementing it.

[@jerryw6699]

Confusion? No, it's just that somebody's been lying to us and nobody know who or what the truth is.

[@golf2actual375]

Talk about surreal, as I watch this there are 380 thumbs up but only 251 views. How's that work?

[@tlahtollitais]

Fun fact, my actual name is Tais (minus the 'h') but not for Anatole France's book (or Dante's 'Inferno' or the historical real woamn) but for Massenet's opera... hehe :). Yeah, no one wanted to know that hehe :)

[@TimeGhost]

@Faithy Tais Interesting! I'm glad to know that, thanks for sharing

[@markhentz764]

Salvador would have made an awful engineer.

[@JustSomeCanuck]

I know. Darn clock is a puddle on the floor.

[@Darwinek]

You mean a "Belgian engineer", as they call it in France. :)

[@felaperez6480]

Artists, men stories making History as usual.....

[@salty4496]

:)

[@TimeGhost]

:)

[@user-qj1bt1uv2n]

:)

[@davidhuber9418]

Dali is not a good role model in my opinion, he did however have an excellent interior decorator. 🤣

[@marklaurenzi1609]

The nicest thing I can say about DaDa and Dali is that they were nonsense.

[@brandonshafer5388]

I think the question on all of our minds is, "What was the wine that Indy drank at the end of the episode?"

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

Sometimes an art is just an art.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

No. No, it did not.

[@christianstahl4099]

Did sane minds create modern art? Certainly not.

[@thegoonisgood77]

dali designed the chuppa chups logo in 1932 i think (edit - 1969, way off there!)... first sweet on a stick... freud was a giant, but out of date now we have neuroscience, also a coke addict who tortured women... carl jung with joseph campbell will always be relevant... pop culture is mythology in the history of the present...

[@ToddSauve]

I suppose that discovering there were equally nutty people back in 1924 ought to comfort me over the lunatics in every corner of humanity today. Afghanistan and Washington, DC anyone? But it doesn't really help to know these sorts have always been around and will be some time to come ... 🙄

[@JDL891]

Dali became a money grabbing fawning royalist. I prefer the paintings of Magritte and the films of Bunuel.

[@carlguile2856]

Commentariat

[@iakona23]

so-called "modern art" is an absolute abomination!

[@emil.jansson]

Rrr