The first exhibition in Russia of Joan Miro
Tuesday, June 8, in Moscow opened an exhibition of Catalan surrealist Joan Miro, said channel "Culture" with reference to Itar-Tass. The exhibition, which runs at the Museum of Private Collections Museum of Fine Arts Pushkin, will be open to the public until June 24.
Exposition small - only 10 works that Miro created in 1973, but Moscow will be a landmark event, as previously exhibition of this artist, is rightfully considered one of the leading surrealist and abstract art, do not take place in Russia.
The exhibits provided by the Museum of Modern Art "Es Balearic", which is located in Palma de Mallorca. On Mallorca, Miró had lived since 1956 in a villa built specially for him by his friend, architect Jose Luis Certo. To move from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands was its long-held dream. Thus, all the late works was connected with life on Mallorca, which gave the name of the whole series of works represented in Moscow.
As explained in the press-service of the GMII im. Pushkin, this series was printed edition of just 50 copies. "That is why it is very rare in museum collections and, in particular, is absent in the largest Russian museums - have noticed in the museum. - Opens Exhibition - a unique opportunity for all fans of Miro see these are not often set extremely valuable works of the artist."
Drawings in the works of Miro, which critics called "the most beautiful feather in her hat surrealism", is not the last place. He appealed to the art of engraving in the late 1920's, while living in Paris. During this period he created several important cycles of illustrations to works of the Surrealist poet.
(TV channel "Culture")
I love this artist. Does anyone go to the exhibition with a camera?
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