Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893-Palma, 1983), the surrealist painter and sculptor, created a few works with the intention of keeping them or giving them to his family. These were part of his personal collection and he only intended to give them to his foundation or exhibit them in museums later on. They were never pieces that he wanted to sell. ‘I look. The most intimate legacy ‘, which will arrive this spring at the Fundació Joan Miró, will present this collector facet of the Catalan artist.
With this exhibition, The deposit of the foundation made by the family will be permanently expanded from 59 to 139 pieces. “The amount of works donated by the & rdquor; family is totally unusual,” he explained. Marko Daniel, director of the Fundació Joan Miró, who has been very grateful to the artist’s family for their generosity.
Among the new works stands out ‘Painting for David Fernández Miró’ (1965), a creation that he made expressly for his grandson. It is a panoramic piece with a background of its blue so typical with the figures that define it so much. Is also ‘Bird’ (1938), a painting with a collage that can be sensed underneath. Miró did not always sign in the same corner of the painting, he always looked for different places. ‘Oiceau’ has the signature behind it, on the back of the canvas, which is very rare.
In addition to other pieces such as ‘Woman Surrounded by Birds Watching a Star Rising’, ‘I look. The most intimate legacy ‘, curated by the same director and by Elena Escolar and Dolors Rodríguez Roig, will feature all kinds of documentary material that the foundation wants to share with visitors and different activities and workshops. “This collection was very important for Miró and, therefore, it is also very important for the foundation,” said Daniel.
More activities for the 2022 season
Throughout the year, the Fundació Joan Miró will premiere other exhibitions such as ‘Paul Klee and the secrets of nature’, which will be exhibited in the fall. This exhibition, curated by Martina Millá, is part of an exchange project with the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, which in turn will offer an exhibition of the Barcelona artist.
“Paul Klee (Switzerland 1879-1940) was an artist highly appreciated and admired by Miró”, explained Martina Millà, head of exhibitions at the foundation. Millà has assured that the exhibition has been conceived from the “Miró optics“, centered on the”nature as refuge and origin of all things. ”
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The center of the Fundació Joan Miró will also continue to carry out all kinds of activities and events. Jordi Joan Clavero, head of public and educational programming, has announced that the center will host the 4th edition of the Young Film Festival u22, for example. Daniel has also advanced that they are working to offer “very good and interesting things” for him. 50th anniversary of the Joan Miró Foundation.
In addition, in the newly renovated library, the artist’s personal books will be placed. “Now, all visitors will have access to their personal library and will be able to see what poets and what detective novels Miró read“, has commented Marko Daniel.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com