20th September – 2nd March.
JOAN MIRÓ SCULPTURES at Museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen.
Joan Miró (1893 -1983) was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. The Catalan master broke artistic boundaries by, among other things, interweaving painting with poetry. His surrealist depictions are full of mysterious signs and symbols. This unlimited imagination also characterizes Miró’s sculptures.
It was on the beach near his studio that Miró’s love for sculpture got a big boost. The natural objects that the artist found there were an important source of inspiration for his sculptures. It is therefore particularly appropriate that his three-dimensional work is now exhibited in the vicinity of the sea.
Thanks to close collaboration with renowned museum partners and public and private collections, 55 large and small sculptures by Miró are on display. Joan Miró – Sculptures highlights his experiments with ceramics, studies in plaster, assemblages and monumental public works. They depict his constant search for new ideas, materials and techniques.
The retrospective exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. An accompanying catalogue discusses, among other things, Miró’s working method and the symbolism of his sculpture.
