Taschen republishes Dalí's Tarot deck originally designed for James Bond film
Taschen is republishing Salvador Dalí's Tarot deck, originally created for the 1973 James Bond film 'Live and Let Die' but never used due to Dalí's high fees. The 78-card deck, first published in a limited edition in 1984, features Dalí's surrealist interpretations of major and minor arcana, including The Magician with Dalí's face, his wife Gala as The Empress, and Catherine de' Medici as the Queen of Cups. The new edition, titled 'Dalí. Tarot,' will be released on November 15, 2019, and includes a text by German Tarot expert Johannes Fiebig. The deck reflects Dalí's passion for mysticism and his fusion of surrealism with classical iconography.
Key facts
- Salvador Dalí designed a 78-card Tarot deck for the 1973 James Bond film 'Live and Let Die'.
- The deck was never used in the film due to Dalí's high costs.
- Dalí completed the deck in the 1980s and it was first published in a limited edition in 1984.
- Taschen is republishing the deck on November 15, 2019, in a volume titled 'Dalí. Tarot'.
- The volume includes a text by Johannes Fiebig, a German Tarot expert.
- The Magician card features Dalí's face; The Empress features his wife Gala; the Queen of Cups is Catherine de' Medici.
- Dalí was deeply interested in the occult and surrealism.
- The deck combines Dalí's surrealist style with ancient and modern iconography.
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- Gala Dalí
- Catherine de' Medici
Institutions
- Taschen
- Artribune
Locations
- Figueres
- Spain