Portland Public Library

Joan Miró, the ladder of escape, edited by Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale ; with contributions by Christopher Green [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Joan Miró

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edited by Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale ; with contributions by Christopher Green [and others]

the ladder of escape

Joan Miró's paintings are among the most widely recognized of any modern artist, reproduced everywhere from books to T-shirts to posters. While he is most often seen as a surrealist or a postwar abstract painter, terms he rejected, this book brings new insights into Miró's work by framing it in the context of the turbulent times in which he lived. Miró's contemporary, Picasso, left Spain, promising never to return under a Fascist government. In contrast, Miró chose internal exile, removing himself to the island of Mallorca, a decision that has led to his being viewed as a less political artist. This book challenges that impression by focusing on Miró's politically engaged works, from the rural, anarchist tradition and strong Catalan nationalism reflected in early paintings like The Farm and Head of a Catalan Peasant to the triptych The Hope of a Condemned Man (1974) through which he publicly declared his opposition to Franco. Drawing on new scholarship from an international group of experts, the book accompanies the first exhibition in nearly half a century to show work from throughout Miró's career. It sheds new light on the life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century--Publisher

Introduction: free and violent things / Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale -- Miró's commitment / Robert S. Lubar -- An international Catalan: 1918-25 / Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale -- Miró's Catalan peasants / Christopher Green -- The tipping point: 1934-9 / Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale -- A profound and poetic reality / Teresa Montaner -- Le Faucheur (The Reaper) at the Spanish Republican pavilion, Paris exposition internationale, 1937 -- From the Constellations to the Barcelona series / Matthew Gale -- Forms of commitment or commitment without form: the other Miró / Joan M. Minguet Batllori -- Project for a monument: Miró's sculpture / Kerryn Greenberg -- The civic responsibility of the artist / María Luisa Lax -- Miró Otro at the Colegio oficial de Arquitectos de Cataluña y Baleares, Barcelona, 1969 -- From Miró Otro to the Burnt Cancases / William Jeffett -- Joan Miró: the Triptychs / Marko Daniel

Ladder of escape