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The article published on the website of the newspaper "The Guardian" on February 21, 2013 is headlined "Who'd steal an empty, pretentious Dalí?" by Jonathan Jones. The article reports at the dangerous power of celebrity, so well understood by the Spanish artist, may be behind a fashion PR's alleged theft.
Speaking of this situation it is necessary to note a fashion PR has been arrested in New York, accused of stealing a Dalí from an Upper East Side gallery.
It’s important to point out that Dalí was the first artist who understood the fatal power of celebrity in modern life. As early as the 1930s, he realised he could be famous and glamorous and rich by playing the media game like the outrageous character he was. 
Analyzing this situation it is necessary to emphasize that for Dalí really was interesting, unlike some of today's celebrity artists who act more like brilliant businessmen than bohemian rebels.
Giving appraisal of the situation it’s necessary to point out that his macabre humour and uninhibited exploration of his darkest fantasies and most embarrassing pleasures made him, for a while, the star of surrealism.
It’s important to point out that It wasn't enough to be feted by the avant garde. Dalí's art, always shiny and over the top, became less and less intense until it turned into kitsch.
The article draws a conclusion that Salvador Dalí did create powerful images of dream life before he turned himself into a living pantomime.
As for me, I would like to say it's a difficult question if Dali's talent ultimately make his decadence forgivable or whether we should remember the young dynamo or the old fraud. Some day we may ask the same of Damien Hirst, whose recent work displays a bizarre resemblance to Dalí at his most hollow.

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  2. Well done!
    Slips:
    ...it is necessary to note THAT a fashion PR has been arrested...
    ...it is necessary to emphasize that (NO for) Dalí really was interesting...
    ...Dali's talent ultimately makeS his decadence forgivable...

    Where is the LINK on the article?

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