Programme of activities September December 2017
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Sumer and the Modern Paradigm
Temporary Exhibitions
Espai 13
From 28 October 2017 to 21 January 2018
Until 1 October
From 22 September to 5 November
The Way Things Do
Gerard Ortín
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From 17 November 2017 to 7 January 2018
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Joan Miró Collection
Irene de Andrés
Photography in the Foyer
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Until 29 October
Cloe Masotta From 31 October 2017 to 28 January 2018
Joaquim Gomis
Nadala From 21 November 2017 to 7 January 2018
Joan Miró and Nativity Scene Figures
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Families
Other Activities
12 November, 28 and 29 December
3 September, 1 October, 5 November and 3 December
Friends of the Fundació Joan Miró
Look What I Found! 3 and 27 December
Prying Eyes 26 November
With All Five Senses 10 December
ABC Miró 19 November
Faraway Islands 17 December
A Chain of Lost Islands
The Fundació. Architecture, Art and Landscape 17 September, 15 October, 19 November and 17 December
Avant-garde Architecture in Barcelona 24 September
5 November
Free admission celebrating the Festes de la Mercè
Image workshop
21 October
PhotoStories 9 November
Presentation of the book Miró & Music
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General Information
Temporary exhibition
Sumer and the Modern Paradigm
Le Corbusier. Mundaneum, World Museum, Geneva, 1929 / Pencil, ink, coloured pencil / Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris
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From 28 October 2017 to 21 January 2018 Curated by Pedro Azara Follow this exhibition online: #ParadigmaSumer
The Sumer and the Modern Paradigm exhibition elicits a conversation between Mesopotamian art and the works of modern artists, particularly during the interwar period (1920–1945). At the same time, it aims to find an answer to the reasons for the modern fascination with the findings from the ancient Near East. Illustrated media and the dissemination of the archaeological findings from Syria and Iraq –French and British colonies at the time– were in and of themselves sources of inspiration for modern artists. The vision and works of these artists are the visible result of their interpretation of all those documents. The exhibition reveals how the figuration of Mesopotamian art found its way into the Western artistic imagination, and how cuneiform script was highly valued, first by Western archaeology museums and then by artists. It also addresses the ongoing legacy of the infinite compositions made with cylinder seals and the influence of Mesopotamian myths such as the Tower of Babel or the Epic of Gilgamesh, so often revisited in the West. Mesopotamian works continue to give answers to questions that were raised in the first half of the twentieth century, and possibly up until today. Sumer and the Modern Paradigm
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Horacio Coppola. Mesopotamia, undated Vintage silver gelatin print in black and white / Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée national d’art moderne / Centre de création industrielle
Willem de Kooning. Woman, c. 1952 Charcoal, pastel and oil on two sheets of paper mounted on paper / Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée national d’art moderne / Centre de création industrielle
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Sumer and the Modern Paradigm
Starting on 4 November Figure féminine, c. 2nd millennium BC. Inner Syria Terracotta / Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités orientales
Free guided tours Catalan: Saturdays at 11 am Spanish: Saturdays at 12:30 pm
Thursday, 14 December at 7 pm
‘The Sumerians and Modern Art’ Lecture by Pedro Azara and Marc Marín
The publication based on the exhibition, available at the Fundació bookshop, includes essays by Pedro Azara, Marc Marín, Brigitte Pedde, and Zainab Bahrani
Sumer and the Modern Paradigm
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Joan Mirรณ Collection
Drop of water on the rose-coloured Snow and Hair pursued by 2 planets, 1968
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Free guided tour Catalan: Saturdays at 12:30 pm Spanish: Saturdays at 11 am English: Thursdays at 1 pm
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. Eight different spaces –‘The Land,’ ‘Beyond Painting,’ ‘Violence, Escape,’ ‘Anonymity,’ ‘Poetry and Silence,’ ‘Anti-Painting,’ ‘Sobreteixims’ and ‘Art and Everyday Life’– allow for a cross-disciplinary viewing of the highly personal output and language of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. These overarching themes illustrate key concepts in the thinking of the times and in Miró’s work, 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.
Joan Miró Collection
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Sir, Madam, 1969 © Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. Photo: Davide Camesasca
Permanent collection rooms
Joan Miró Collection
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Temporary exhibitions
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Temporary Exhibition
Until 1 October
The Way Things Do Curated by Serafín Álvarez and Martina Millà Follow this exhibition on social media: #TheWayThingsDo
In 1987, the Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss presented their film Der Lauf der Dinge, known internationally as The Way Things Go. The film shows the chain reaction of a long sequence of objects and substances that activate and connect with each other, as if they were predetermined by a continuous cause-andeffect relationship. The sequence, appearing as arbitrary and chaotic, is meticulously choreographed. The 1980s were also the decade when Daniel Jacoby & Yu Araki, Serafín Álvarez and Cécile B. Evans were born. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Swiss duo's film, these artists have used the piece as a basis for new productions.
Daniel Jacoby & Yu Araki Mountain Plain Mountain
With the collaboration of Hangar (Centre de producció i recerca d’arts visuals), BAR project and Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
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Temporary Exhibitions
The Way Things Do
Serafín Álvarez. One Step Closer to the Finest Starry Sky There Is
The Way Things Do offers a perspective from which the artists explore the notion of the object as an independent, complex, inexhaustible reality. Their works reveal the background behind a traditional Japanese sport that is now only practiced on a single track in the world; they examine the relationships that fans develop with consumer objects from the realms of fiction, and they build a narrative in which humans, data, machines and artificial intelligence work together. The exhibition ends with a screening of the original film by Fischli and Weiss.
Cécile B. Evans Leaks
Film still from The Way Things Go. © Peter Fischli and David Weiss. T & C Film
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Photography in the Foyer
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The 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 29 October Cloe Masotta From a Pixel a Poem Joan Brossa always quoted the principle of his much-admired Fregoli: ‘art is life and life is transformation.’ Cloe Masotta takes this premise out into the streets, knowing that at any moment she may encounter an object, a text, a shadow or a colour that attracts her and that she can seize with her cell phone. Once framed, reality is transformed and introduces a poetic twist. Nothing is what it appears to be. This exhibition is part of the Epicentre Brossa programming
From 31 October 2017 to 28 January 2018 Joaquim Gomis Selection of Photographs Joaquim Gomis i Serdañons (Barcelona, 1902-91) was an entrepreneur, photographer, art promoter and the first president of the Fundació Joan Miró. Over the course of more than five decades, he produced a large body of photographic work that was associated with the most advanced artistic approaches of its times.
Photography in the Foyer
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Espai 13 The Possibility of an Island Programme curated by Alexandra Laudo Follow this exhibition programme on social media: #illaEspai13
An island is a symbol of independence and selfsufficiency, but it can also be a place of segregation and confinement. It can evoke images of paradise, but also of self-contained tourist resorts. Historically, islands have been objects of colonial power, but also places for social and political utopias. Perhaps, above all, an island is a metaphor for a state of solitude, retreat and introspection.
The exhibition programme titled The Possibility of an Island explores some of the symbolic and socio-cultural meanings that islands –those paradigmatic spaces in our collective imagination– have had over the course of time, with the aim of raising questions and reflections about these meanings that may be pertinent to our contemporary context.
The Library of the Islands
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A related reading activity held in several sessions with texts related to the theme of the exhibition programme. More information about family activities is available on page 26
From 22 September to 5 November
Gerard Ortín Often the boundaries surrounding a forest, a mountain or a field –or even a nature reserve, a wildlife corridor or a special area of conservation– are permeable and contingent. These spaces can act as islands, while still not being strictly isolated territories. Gerard Ortín’s project for Espai 13 stems from the following research subjects: traps formerly built to hunt wolves; a feeding station for carrion-eating birds in a natural park;
a 3D archery championship in a forest; and the use of wolf urine on roads to drive away animals and avoid traffic accidents. Based on the observation of these phenomena, the artist explores the meaning of the boundaries that human beings set in order to counter the harmful effects of their activity on certain natural environments.
Thursday, 21 September at 6 pm Guided tour by the artist and curator Espai 13
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From 17 November 2017 to 7 January 2018
Irene de Andrés The project that Irene de Andrés is presenting at Espai 13 stemmed from the political conflict that arose between the Colombian and Spanish governments and the American company Sea Search Armada when the galleon San José was found near the Rosario Islands, off the Colombian coast, after having sunk in the battle of Barú more than three centuries earlier. De Andrés develops a body of work that comprises videos, photographs, documents, texts, sculptural elements and found objects through which she
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Espai 13
explores the different versions of the story of the San José. The artist interprets the current tensions that the ship’s discovery raised in the context of post-colonial relations, viewing them in a new socio-economic setting that links colonialism to the current tourism industry in the Rosario Islands. The artist also works with the poetic potential of the concept of a shipwreck, interpreting the pro derelicto (abandoned) remains of the ship as a time capsule which, once discovered, abruptly opens up a previous time frame in the present.
La Pinacoteca. Joaquim Gomis, 1960 © Hereus de Joaquim Gomis. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona
From 21 November 2017 to 7 January 2018
Nadala Joan Miró and Nativity Scene Figures Josep Mañà Follow this project online: #pessebreMañà Every year, the Fundació Joan Miró hosts a sitespecific installation created by an artist who provides a personal interpretation of some of the themes of the Christmas season.
This year, Josep Mañà is offering a home nativity scene assembled with traditional Catalan and Mallorcan figures. This staging aims to highlight Joan Miró’s admiration for these folk art objects, which he collected and recreated in several of his paintings and sculptures.
Nadala
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Families ‘A piece is now presented more as a “duration” that must be experienced, as an invitation to unlimited dialogue.’ Nicolas Bourriaud
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 learning paths.
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Activities for different age groups:
Ages 1–4
Ages 4–8
Ages 5–12
Look What I Found! pg. 24
With All Five Senses pg. 25
Prying Eyes pg. 24
ABC Miró pg. 25
Faraway Islands pg. 26 A Chain of Lost Islands pg. 26 Image workshop pg. 27
Prices of the activities: € 7 per person € 6 Family card € 3,5 Friends of the Fundació Tickets for family activities are available at the Fundació website: www.fmirobcn.org/families_en In collaboration with:
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Joan Miró Collection
12 November, 28 and 29 December at 11 am Look What I Found! This workshop involves collecting objects in the Cypress Garden, following Miró’s own habit of collecting and classifying objects and items from nature that he happened to find during his walks. Things that we usually overlook become the protagonists of the game and the experience.
Family experience Activity designed and led by Experimentem amb l’ART Suggested ages: 1 to 4
Sunday, 3 December and Wednesday, 27 December at 11 am Prying Eyes A workshop for experimenting with the everyday objects that Joan Miró used in his sculptures. The Espai Taller at the Fundació becomes a laboratory for testing all the particularities of the selected objects.
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Family experience Activity designed and led by Experimentem amb l’ART Suggested ages: 5 to 8
Sunday, 26 November at 11 am With All Five Senses A creative experience based on the Joan Miró collection, in which participants discover the museum’s secrets beyond simply viewing the actual pieces. The experience is summed up in a postcard of the tour.
Family visit Activity designed by M. Carmen G. Mahedero Suggested ages: 3 to 6
Sunday, 10 December at 11 am ABC Miró A tour of the Fundació based on ABC Miró, a book by Mar Morón and Gemma París. The activity involves identifying the pieces featured in the book, relating them to shapes, words and the stories behind them, while inspiring participants’ creativity.
Family visit Suggested ages: 4 to 8
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Espai 13 / The Possibility of an Island
Sunday, 19 November at 11 am Faraway Islands A creative experience involving art and reading. Participants explore the art projects shown in Espai 13 approaching them from the perspective of writing and the poetic imagination.
Reading workshop Activity designed and led by Glòria Gorchs, Marta Roig and Anna Juan As part of the Barcelona City of Literature programme Suggested ages: 5 to 8
Sunday, 17 December at 11 am A Chain of Lost Islands Based on the books written by Oriol Canosa, we will venture into an imaginary world of faraway islands, correspondences and friendships, seeking to learn more about their characters and their adventures.
Discovery workshop Activity designed and led by Glòria Gorchs, Marta Roig and Anna Juan With the participation of Oriol Canosa As part of the Barcelona City of Literature programme Suggested ages: 8 to 12
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Families
Architecture and Landscape
Sunday, 5 November, 11 am to 1 pm Image workshop A participatory photography and film activity Free activity for all ages
Hidden Photographs After discovering and getting to know the landscape surrounding the Fundació Joan Miró, participants imagine and reconstruct images full of memories. Activity designed and led by CliCme
Memories of Poble-sec An activity using Super 8 films to rediscover the neighbourhood, Montjuïc mountain and the Fundació Joan Miró through the magic of a film screening. Participants work with different file types and combine them to explore and experience a different way of seeing.
Activity designed and led by Laboratorio Reversible
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Other activities
Sundays, 3 September, 1 October, 5 November and 3 December
Sundays, 17 September, 15 October, 19 November and 17 December, at 11 am
The Fundació. Architecture, Art and Landscape
Avant-garde Architecture in Barcelona
Guided tour of the Josep Lluís Sert building
Guided visit through GATCPAC’s architectural legacy in Sant Gervasi
Catalan: at 12.30 pm English: at 11 am
Price: € 10 per person. Friends of the Fundació: € 5 per person Ticket sales available at the Fundació website
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Sunday, 24 September from 10 am to 3 pm Free admission celebrating the Festes de la Mercè
Thursday, 9 November at 7 pm Saturday, 21 October at 10:30 am PhotoStories Activity for adults A photography experience linked to Cloe Masotta’s exhibition From a Pixel to a Poem exhibition. Based on first-hand observation, participants create a visual narrative during a photographic walk.
Miró & Music Presentation of Miró & Music, a book by Joan Punyet Miró that explores the artist’s relationship to music throughout his life. White Isolation, composed by Àlex Cassanyes and inspired by the work of Joan Miró, will be played by the Limnos Quartet Fundació Joan Miró Auditorium
Activity designed and led by CliCme Length: 3 h Price: € 8 per person Friends of the Fundació: €4 per person Ticket sales available at the Fundació website
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Activities Programme Saturday, 30 September from 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, 28 October from 10 am to 2 pm
Workshop on the construction of an insect hotel, with Pau Bosch, Jordi Bosch and Javier Losarcos, as part of the Beehave project
Cyanotype workshop
Paid activity: € 4
Thursday, 2 November
Wednesday, 18 October at 6 pm Guided tour of the Ramon Pichot. From Els Quatre Gats to La Maison Rose exhibition at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Friday, 27 October at 6 pm
Led by CliCme Paid activity: € 4
Guided tour of the Poesia Brossa exhibition at MACBA Thursday, 30 November at 6:30 pm Film screening and discussion as part of The Possibility of an Island, the exhibition programme held at Espai 13
Guided tour of Sumer and the Modern Paradigm Led by the exhibition curator Pedro Azara Friends of Fundació Joan Miró
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Friends of the Fundació Space
Friends have a designated meeting space at the Fundació’s café on Thursdays from 5 to 9 pm.
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General Information Opening hours* Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays April to October: 10 am — 8 pm November to March: 10 am — 6 pm Thursdays 10 am — 9 pm Saturdays 10 am — 8 pm Sundays 10 am — 3 pm Mondays except public holidays Closed
Admission General admission: Joan Miró collection + Temporary Exhibitions Single: € 12 Concessions**: € 7 Temporary Exhibitions: Single: € 7 Concessions**: € 5 Espai 13: € 2,5 Free: children under 15 and the unemployed (proof required) Special rates for groups with advance reservations: visit our website Annual Pass: € 13 Multimedia Guide: € 5
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* *Students aged 15–30 and seniors over 65
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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 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.
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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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Unless stated otherwise, the photo credit is: Pere Pratdesaba / Pep Herrero / Hisao Suzuki © Fundació Joan Miró Credits of the works by Joan Miró: © Successió Miró, 2017 Fundació Joan Miró is an environmentally friendly organisation
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Thanks Institutions Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte Generalitat de Catalunya Ajuntament de Barcelona Fundación BBVA Obra Social ”la Caixa”
Corporate Support Fundació Banc Sabadell Fundació Han Nefkens Hotel Alma Mercès Oriol Balaguer Vidres Viola
Cercle Miró Friends of the Fundació Joan Miró
Miró Partners Bodegas Torres Coronas Advocats ERM Risk Management Fundació Bancària ”la Caixa” Helvetia Seguros Iberia Mayoral Galeria d’Art
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Cover image: Joan Miró’s studio in Son Boter, Mallorca. Photograph by Jean Marie del Moral (detail)