Joan Miro: Wall, Frieze, Mural

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Kunsthaus Zurich, October 2, 2015 — January 24, 2016; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, February 26 — June 12, 2016. The publication presents Joan Miro's (1893–1983) mural art in the context of his life's work. Miro's ideas for large-scale mural art can be traced back to his works of the 1920s and the inspiration he drew from the bare walls of his family home in Montroig (Catalonia) and those of his studio in Paris. Miro gave priority to simple and essential forms, and declared the wall to be the very essence of his imagery. With its imperfections, it became the starting point for pictures in which Miro recorded its material beauty with meticulous attention to detail and great poetry. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, takes its cue from the Kunsthaus Zurich's mural Oiseaux qui s'envolent, which will be the subject of a long overdue evaluation. It includes texts by renowned Miro scholars on his serial working practice, his ceramic production and mural works, together with unpublished material on the origins of his famous triptychs series.

Details

Personalities

Miró Joan

Type

Book

Place of publication

Munich

Publisher

Hirmer Verlag

Year

2015

Number of pages

168 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9783777424521

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

709.201 Mir

Volumes

1

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