A Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition from Southbank Centre, London
Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry
- The Base
- Base Pass Holder £0* /
- Full Price £8.25 /
- Concessions £7.25 /
- Groups of 10+ £6.50 /
- Students £5 (including booking fees) /
- Under-12s Free
Enjoy the works of one of the 20th century's most influential and recognisable artists at The Base.
Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism. Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, he was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. This exhibition brings together the series of lithographs Miró created in response to the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos. The artwork features abstract elements in dazzling colours and unique symbolic narratives.
Artist Biography
Joan Miró i Ferrà ( mi-ROH, US also mee-ROH; Catalan: [ʒuˈan miˈɾoj fəˈra]; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma in 1981.
Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism but with a personal style, sometimes also veering into Fauvism and Expressionism. He was notable for his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind, reflected in his re-creation of the childlike. His difficult-to-classify works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride. In numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and declared an 'assassination of painting' in favour of upsetting the visual elements of established painting.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Location: The Base Gallery
Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Thu 17 & Sat 19 Apr, 9.30am
Family Day: Tue 8 Apr
Relaxed Day: Thu 24 Apr (Click here to find out about our Relaxed days)
Poetry Open Mic Night: Thu 24 Apr, 6.30pm
Main Image Credit: Joan Miró, Untitled, 1974 © Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2025
© Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2025
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