This catalogue ties in with a remarkable exhibition that explores 20th-century art through two of its leading figures-Picasso and Dalí-and their mutual admiration and rivalry. It takes an in-depth look at their relationship and presents both artists within the context of their time and their surroundings. Works and documents from the time reveal the counterpoints and contradictions throughout their relationship, from their first meeting in the 1920s, when Dalí visited Picasso's studio after making his first avant-garde forays, through the 1930s and their friendships with leading intellectuals―André Breton, Paul Éluard and Georges Bataille―through to their opposing positions following the Spanish Civil War.