“Miró. Art i territori” (Miró. Art and Territory) is a series of twenty dialogues organised by the Xarxa de Museus d’Art de Catalunya to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Fundació Joan Miró. The programme sets out to champion one of the most universal figures in Catalan art and to generate new readings of his work and thought from contemporary perspectives, connecting his legacy with the collections, narratives and areas of work of the institutions taking part in the project.
Each session will bring together two specialists from the fields of art, research, literature or philosophy to discuss a specific aspect of Miró’s world. Over three months, forty voices will help to build a plural view of Joan Miró’s work and to create a path of reflection linking the territory, the country’s cultural history and the museums that hold and interpret this shared heritage.
The sessions will address subjects as varied as the artist’s relationship with the land and the landscape; the links between art, literature, music and spirituality; and his creative affinities with other figures such as Picasso, Sert and Cristòfol. This polyphony will draw a map of affinities, influences and resonances that will help us understand Miró’s continuing relevance and his capacity to keep challenging the present.
This creative journey as a whole will be documented in a publication by the Xarxa de Museus d’Art de Catalunya, bringing together the reflections, ideas and debates arising during the series and forming a collective record of the many readings that Joan Miró’s work continues to inspire today.
On Wednesday 30 September the Museum will host the dialogue Miró a les Galeries Dalmau. L’origen d’una incomprensió (Miró at the Galeries Dalmau: The Origin of a Misunderstanding), between Joan M. Minguet, curator of the exhibition Reconstruint les Galeries Dalmau, 1908-1930, and Dolors Rodríguez Roig.