When billions of prehistoric-looking insects emerge from the ground and begin their shrill month-long fertility bash in the parking lot of your office building (read about the cicadas in Cincinnati here), things are bound to feel a tad surreal. Thus, my visit to the Dalí Museum's site today, where I discovered news of Women: Dalí's View, an exhibition running through September 21st.

The exhibition will feature "70 works from the permanent collection (painting, drawing, watercolors, prints and objects) representative Dalí’s various creations of the female image." From the press release:

"The selected works help trace the progression of Dalí’s depiction of women from his early student days--images of varioius women as models in academic studies--to a later period when his wife Gala becomes his chief model and muse."

In keeping with the insect theme, download instructions for making your own Grasshopper finger puppet from the Dalí Museum's fun online activities here. I like the bull puppet too, but I find the space elephants strangely terrifying. Perhaps that's the point.