Programme of activities January — April 2019 by Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona

Activities programme January April 2019

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Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

Temporary Exhibitions

Espai 13

From 15 February to 26 May

Until 20 January

Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain

Vanesa Varela

Pg. 20

Für Alle Fälle

Pg. 10

Joan Miró Collection

From 18 January to 24 March

Photography in the Foyer Until 27 January

Esperanza Urdeix From 29 January to 2 June

Joaquim Gomis

From 5 April to 24 June

Pg. 25

Families 20 January and 3 and 31 March

23 March

14 March

Little Stories, Great Women: Museums with Women's Eyes

Barcelona Obertura Spring Festival

27 January and 28 April

The Imagined City

With All Five Senses

24 March

3 February

Images on the Go

Hands and Colours. Signing in the Museum 17 February and 17 March

Pg. 32

26 March

Per amor a les Arts Pg. 34

Friends of the Fundació

A/P (Artist's Proof) 24 February, 14, 16 and 17 April

Splatters 10 march and 18 April

Look What I Found!

Pg. 37 Other Activities 13 January, 3 February, 3 March and 7 April

Exquisite Bestiary

The Fundació. Architecture, Art and Landscape

13 January

10 February

Mysterious Natures

Open Day celebrating the Santa Eulàlia holiday

Until 20 January

General Information

Temporary Exhibition

Lina Bo Bardi dibuixa From 15 February to 26 May Curated by Zeuler Rocha Lima Follow this exhibition on social media: #BoBardiDrawing

This exhibition is about the profound sense of connection that the Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) had with drawing. More than the tool of a designer, to her, drawing was a primary expressive means driven by a strong sense of curiosity and doubt. She never claimed drawing to be an independent artistic language, but she embraced it with artistic purpose. Drawing to her was both a noun and a verb, outcome and process, object and relationship. Over the span of her life, Bo Bardi collected more than 6,000 of her drawings and graphic notes in her personal archives in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil. This volume sheds light on a small but carefully organized selection of 100 of those images, illustrating the wide and rich range of her thinking and her production. Those drawings will be supported by images of her built work and of her activities as an exhibition designer. 4

Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

In collaboration with:

Passeio Público Park, Rio de Janeiro, 1946 © INSTITUTO LINA BO E P. M. BARDI

Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

Lina Bo and Carlo Pagani, Child’s Room Furniture Study for Mondadori Residence, 1945 © INSTITUTO LINA BO E P. M. BARDI

Beginning 15 February

Lina's Houses Workshop for all ages

Beginning 23 February

Free guided tours Catalan: Saturdays at 4 pm Spanish: Saturdays at 5 pm

Saturday, 6 April at 5 pm

Sign language tour

Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

Bardi Bowl Chair Studies, 1951

Study for Cirell House, 1958

Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

Related activities

Saturday, 16 February at 12 noon

Saturday, 23 March at 5 pm

Curator Talk with Zeuler Rocha Lima

Little Stories, Great Women: Museums with Women's Eyes

Free activity. Online reservations through the Fundaciรณ website.

Storytelling session for all ages based on Lina Bo Bardi's fascinating biography More information about the activity and ticket sales available on page 30.

Sunday, 28 April at 11 am

The Imagined City Architecture workshop for families More information about the activity and ticket sales available on page 31.

Publication available at the Fundaciรณ bookshop and at the MirรณShop

Lina Bo Bardi Drawing

Joan Mirรณ Collection

Collection rooms

Guided tours available in English and French Check our website for more information and tickets

The Fundació Joan Miró is a remarkable space created by Joan Miró himself with the idea of making art accessible to all. The collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and works on paper displayed at the Fundació is one of the most comprehensive selections of Miró’s oeuvre, offering a thorough overview of all the stages of his life and career. A variety of spaces allow visitors to venture into an interdisciplinary exploration of the highly personal language and production of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. A series of overarching themes illustrate key concepts in Miró’s work and in the thinking of his times, while reflecting the artist’s desire to transcend conventional painting. The paintings related to Surrealism and the works based on the Spanish Civil War are particularly noteworthy due to their artistic and poetic significance. Other important pieces include the large canvases Miró produced from the late seventies onwards, which are characterised by large fields of colour and free gesture. The Fundació also devotes a wing to the Kazumasa Katsuta collection, which allows visitors to explore a dialogue between East and West, highlighting the universality of Joan Miró’s work. Joan Miró Collection

Sir, Madam, 1969

Tapestry of the Fundació, 1979

Restoration of the Tapestry of the Fundació From March to May 2019, visitors to the Fundació will have a chance to witness the restoration of the Tapestry, one of the iconic works in the permanent collection. This exceptional venture held by the Conservation Department with support from the Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona will make it possible to fulfil one of Miró's wishes: to have the piece on temporary display as a three-dimensional object, inviting visitors to walk around it and experience its material dimension. 12

Joan Miró Collection

Temporary Exhibitions

Until 20 January

Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain Curated by Eleanor Clayton Follow this exhibition online: #FJMLeeMiller Organised by The Hepworth Wakefield in collaboration with the Fundació Joan Miró

Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain is the first exhibition to examine the role of the American photographer Lee Miller (1907-77) in the development of the British surrealist movement. The show gathers close to two hundred pieces, including photographs, drawings, paintings and sculptures, creating a dialogue between an extensive representation of Miller’s photographic work and pieces by some of the most prominent artists in the international surrealist circle, such as Man Ray, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington, Yves Tanguy, Henry Moore, Eileen Agar, Roland Penrose, Paul Nash, Salvador Dalí, Giorgio de Chirico and Joan Miró.

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Temporary Exhibitions

Until 20 January

Guided tours Catalan: Sundays at 11 am Spanish: Sundays at 12:30 pm

Exquisite Bestiary Participatory space for all ages

Lee Miller. Henry Moore with his sculpture Mother and Child, Farleys Garden, East Sussex, 1953 Â© LEE MILLER ARCHIVES, ANGLATERRA, 2019

Temporary Exhibitions

Exposicions temporals

Related activities

From 8 to 20 January

Free activity. Online reservations through the Fundació website.

Exhibition: "Contemporaries" A project that merges art and education, involving photography students from the EASD Serra i Abella art school and alumni from the University of Barcelona Master's Programme in Art Research and Production.

Thursday, 10 January at 7 pm

Sunday, 13 January at 11 am

Mysterious Natures Family exploration tour of the exhibition and the Laribal gardens More information about the activity and ticket sales available on page 30

Panel Discussion: "Fashion and Gender" After working as a model for Vogue magazine during the 1920s, Lee Miller embarked on a professional career as a fashion photographer and as an artist linked with the Surrealist movement. The discussion with Patrícia Soley-Beltran, Leticia García and Charo Mora will consider fashion as a sociological barometer and as a reflection of-or a possible means of raising awareness about-matters of gender.

The publication Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain is available at the Fundació bookshop and at the MiróShop.

Temporary Exhibitions

Photography in the Foyer

he Fundació Joan Miró has been programming photography exhibitions to showcase the Joaquim Gomis archive and the work of other photographers who, like Gomis, combined the practice of photography with other professional activities.

Until 27 January

From 29 January to 2 June

Look to Learn How to Live Esperanza Urdeix

Gomis Gaudí Joaquim Gomis

Esperanza Urdeix is an Alexander Technique teacher who applies her practice to photography. According to this technique, we have to give ourselves time to make decisions. For Urdeix, observing the objects in her everyday life allows her to stop and gain awareness of how she herself feels during a convalescence.

Jointly with Joan Miró, Joaquim Gomis was one of the leading advocates of Antoni Gaudí's work and legacy. Gomis was one of the founders of the Amics de Gaudí (Friends of Gaudí) association, of which he was appointed president in 1952, at a time when modern architecture was at its peak. He also published several books with his photographs of the architect's most representative works.

Photography in the Foyer

Espai 13 A Monster Who Tells the Truth Series curated by Pilar Cruz Follow this exhibition series online: #monstreEspai13

Our knowledge and understanding of every aspect of existence have gradually evolved over the course of history. According to the philosopher Michel Foucault, one of the ways of controlling this knowledge is to divide it into disciplines, veritable structures of power that establish the limits of truth at any given moment in time. The artists featured in this series question and push at the boundaries between disciplines in order to reflect on the dynamics of power that affect knowledge. Thus, art is presented as a powerful monster capable of pointing to the weak points in these boundaries: a monster who tells the truth or, at the very least, who points to the person telling it.

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From 18 January to 24 March Memory in Our Hands Vanesa Varela Vanesa Varela uses the backstrap loom, a pre-industrial tool, as the basis for a reflection on production methods, the concept of work and the generation or transfer of knowledge. This age-old technique connects the weaver's body with nature, bringing textile production down to a human scale. Refuting industrial production methods, here the body is the one imposing its form and movement upon the fabric, in opposition to an alienating, devastating production system.

In turn, the project provides a reflection on how the body's inherited memory and movements connect us with a different way of being in the world, reassessing the things we truly value.

Thursday, 17 January at 7 pm Opening performance by MarĂa Roja and asformigas Sunday, 10 February from 11 am to 1 pm Introduction to backstrap loom weaving. Workshop for all ages. Free activity. Online reservations through the FundaciĂł website.

Espai 13

From 5 April to 24 June Trapalladas, espantallos, farandulos Für Alle Fälle The Für Alle Fälle collective (Vanesa Castro and Iñaki López) presents an array of off-the-grid practices in the context of rural Galicia. While the consolidated maker movement has become increasingly dependent on corporate high tech, Iñaki and Vanesa have found numerous examples of low-complexity, highly efficient solutions. Faced with specific needs, these non-makers find simple solutions that are often ingenious and effective, steeped in traditional knowledge and involving the most efficient possible use of local materials and resources, often

Espai 13

recycled or repurposed. The room features an installation of several scarecrow systems (espantallos) that the artists have tracked down, as well as video coverage of some of the ways in which a variety of odds and ends are transformed into usable devices (trapalladas).

Thursday, 4 April at 5 pm In this workshop, participants will make farandulos – the traditional figures used during carnival in rural areas of Galicia – prior to the exhibition opening. Free activity. Online reservations through the Fundació website.

Families Our programming for families includes a broad range of activities and experiences for people of all ages aimed at sparking individuals’ curiosity and encouraging their personal connections to art. The activities are grouped into three areas: experiences related to the Joan Miró collection that stimulate creativity beyond contemplation; interdisciplinary activities based on temporary exhibitions and the Espai 13 exhibition programme, which provide a broad interpretation of reality as presented by the museum; and, last of all, other explorations regarding the Fundació and its context, the paths that lead there, the landscape, the neighbourhood and Montjuïc, viewed metaphorically as a magic mountain that opens up new paths to learning.

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Activities for different age groups:

Ages

Signing in the Museum pg. 27

With All Five Senses pg. 27

Splatters pg. 28

The Imagined City pg. 31

0–4

Look What I Found! pg. 29

4–8

All Ages Exquisite Bestiary pg. 29 Little Stories, Great Women pg. 30

Ages

5–12 A/P (Artist's Proof) pg. 28 Mysterious Natures pg. 30 Images on the Go pg. 31

Families

Prices of the activities: 7 € per person 6 € Family card 4 € Friends of the Fundació Tickets for family activities are available at the Fundació website www.fmirobcn.org/ families_en

Joan Mir贸 Collection

Sundays 20 January and 3 and 31 March With All Five Senses Points, lines and spots. Listening to a colour, smelling a shape, touching with our eyes shut, drawing with our bodies. Before we leave, we will each make our own postcard and send it to someone we love.

Interactive tour of Joan Mir贸's work Suggested ages: 3 to 5 Spanish: at 10:30 am Catalan: at 12 noon

Sunday, 3 February at 11 am Hands and Colours. Signing in the Museum The moon, the sun, the stars and colours. A sign, a hand motion for each one. Without words, without sounds. We'll paint in the workshop and sign in the exhibition rooms, in silence, in front of Joan Mir贸's works.

Experience based on Joan Mir贸's work Suggested ages: 6 months to 2 years

Families

Joan Miró Collection

Sundays 17 February and 17 March A/P (Artist's Proof) Activity aimed at discovering Joan Miró's work processes. During a tour of the exhibition rooms, participants will experiment with a variety of techniques –drawing, collage, ink splatters – and play with objects. Just as Miró did, we will compile these actions in a workbook and then use it as the point of departure for our own creations.

Interactive tour of Joan Miró's work Suggested ages: 6 to 10 Spanish: at 10:30 am Catalan: at 12 noon

Sunday 24 February, Sunday 14, Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 April at 11 am Splatters Miró made very large paintings and murals like the ones we sometimes see in the streets. Let's lay out a very big piece of paper on the ground. Have you ever painted with a ping-pong ball? How about a string? Or with your eyes closed?

Families

Experience based on Joan Miró's work Suggested ages: 2 to 5

Sunday, 10 March and Thursday, 18 April at 11 am Look What I Found! Mirรณ collected and classified everyday items and objects from nature which he happened to come across. In this activity, participants discover the little things around us and the experience of combining them and giving them a new life.

Family experience around Joan Mirรณ's work Suggested ages: 1 to 4

Temporary Exhibitions

Until 20 January Exquisite Bestiary Imagine a fantastic creature, an animal that never existed but could have existed. What is its head like? And its body? How many legs does it have? Can it fly? Does it have a tail? Could we put together an encylopaedia of all the animals we have imagined and drawn? What will happen if I put my creature's head on your animal?

Participatory space part of the exhibition Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain Free with the price of admission Suggested ages: all

Families

Temporary Exhibitions

Sunday, 13 January at 11 am Mysterious Natures Several artists have imagined strange and fantastic landscapes and creatures. Rocks, trees and clouds often have mysterious shapes. Light casts enigmatic shadows. Wouldn't it be fascinating to make a map with these wonders?

Exploration tour of the exhibition Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain and the Laribal gardens Suggested ages: 6 and up

Saturday, 23 March at 5 pm Little Stories, Great Women: Museums with Women's Eyes Every Saturday in March, a variety of museums will be offering storytelling sessions focused on the fascinating biographies of several women. In the Fundaciรณ session we will talk about the Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi. An illustrator will be drawing while our actress tells the stories.

Families

Storytelling session as part of the Lina Bo Bardi Drawing exhibition Suggested ages: all Free activity

Architecture and Landscape

Sundays 27 January and 28 April at 11 am The Imagined City Together we plan, design and build a city. What services do we need to include? Where should we place them? How will we relate to this city? Let's take ourselves and the environment into account.

Architecture workshop Suggested ages: 5 and up

Sunday, 24 March at 11 am Images on the Go This photography activity focuses on the Fundació Joan Miró building designed by Josep Lluís Sert and its surrounding landscape, with participants walking through it to observe its characteristics and its relationship to Joan Miró's work. We will evaluate the photographs and print a selection.

Photo tour Suggested ages: 5 and up

Families

Other Activities

Sundays, 13 January, 3 February, 3 March and 7 April The Fundació. Architecture, Art and Landscape Guided tour of the Josep Lluís Sert building Catalan: at 12.30 pm English: at 11 am Activity led by El globus vermell

Sunday, 10 February from 10 am to 3 pm Open Day celebrating the Santa Eulàlia holiday

Thursday, 14 March at 7 pm

Tuesday, 26 March at 5 pm

Barcelona Obertura Spring Festival

Per amor a les Arts

The Fundació Joan Miró will be joining the festival that fills the city of Barcelona with music as part of the Obertura+ section, offering a choral music concert in the museum's exhibition rooms. Free activity. Limited seating.

Screening of Stanley Tucci's Final Portrait in the Per amor a les Arts film series. The film captures a moment in the life of the artist Alberto Giacometti, with whom Joan Miró coincided during the years he spent in Paris. What happens when an artist makes a portrait of a critic? Or when friendship replaces effort or company replaces inventiveness? Filmoteca de Catalunya. Tickets: €4

Other Activities

Friends of the Fundaciรณ

Friends of the Fundació Activities Programme March

Tuesday, 15 January at 6 pm Guided tour of the Liberxina exhibition at MNAC Led by the exhibition’s co-curator Àlex Mitrani

Wednesday, 6 February at 6 pm Guided tour of the Jaume Plensa exhibition at MACBA Led by Ferran Barenblit, director of MACBA and curator of the exhibition

Guided tour of the Lina Bo Bardi Drawing exhibition Led by Martina Millà, Head of Programme and Projects of the Fundació Joan Miró

Guided tour of the new temporary exhibition at the Fundació Antoni Tàpies Led by Carles Guerra, director

Wednesday, 10 April at 6:30 pm Dialogue-visit to the Tapestry of the Fundació during its restoration Led by the Fundació Joan Miró Conservation Department

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General Information Opening hours*

Admission

Tuesday — Saturday November to March: 10 am — 6 pm April to October: 10 am – 8 pm

General Admission: Joan Miró Collection, Temporary Exhibitions Single: 13 € Concessions**: 7 €

Sunday November to March: 10 am – 3 pm April to October: 10 am – 6 pm

Admission to Temporary Exhibitions: Single: 7 € Concessions**: 5 €

Mondays except public holidays Tancat

Espai 13: 3 € Free: Children under 15 and the unemployed (proof required) Special rates for groups with advance reservations: check our website Annual Pass: 14 € Multimedia Guide: 5 €

* Access to the Fundació 30 minutes before closing

* * Students aged 15 to 30 and seniors over 65 and Barcelona public library card holders

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Transport

Visit 6 major art centres in Barcelona for € 30

Buses 55 (Plaça Catalana – Parc de Montjuïc) and 150 (Plaça Espanya – Parc de Montjuïc)

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Montjuïc Funicular Metro Paral·lel, integrated fare Jacques Dupin Library The Library specialises in Joan Miró and the art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Josep Lluís Sert Archive Tuesday to Friday 10 am — 2 pm 3 pm — 6 pm Mondays and Saturdays 10 am — 2 pm Admission free Browse the Library’s online catalogue.

Bookshop and Gift Shop The Bookshop specialises in Joan Miró and contemporary art in general, and stocks books, magazines, prints and posters. The Gift Shop sells a wide variety of designer articles, stationery, educational toys, etc. Open during general opening hours. Admission up to 15 minutes before closing time.

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Visit www.miroshop.com, the Fundació’s new online shop, where you will find a wide range of publications and articles on sale.

Venue hire The Auditorium, with seating for 180, gardens and other areas of the Fundació may be hired for corporate and private functions.

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Acknowledgments Institutions Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport Government of Catalonia Barcelona City Council BBVA Foundation Obra Social ”la Caixa”

Miró Protectors Bodegas Torres Coronas Advocats ERM Risk Management ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation Puig Foundation Helvetia Iberia Galeria Mayoral

Corporate Support Abertis Banco Sabadell Foundation Han Nefkens Foundation Hotel Alma Mercès Oriol Balaguer TRAM Vidres Viola Cercle Miró Friends of the Fundació Joan Miró

Cover: Lina Bo Bardi, Maypoles’ Study for “Caipiras, Capiaus: Pau-a-pique” exhibition, 1984

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