In 1921, the painter Man Ray sailed from New York to Paris, where Marcel Duchamp introduced him to the Dadaist group. He moved to Montparnasse and spent his days in the cafés drinking espressos and smoking cigarettes; he also found a darkroom. Max Ernst, André Breton, Paul Éluard, and Erik Satie received his photography with enthusiasm, and Ray began producing stunning portraits of people like Gertrude Stein, Meret Oppenheim, and Ernest Hemingway. This exhibition at Palazzo Reale looks at Ray’s career through vintage prints, negatives, collages, and documents. —Elena Clavarino