The Escape Ladder Miro

The national gallery s miro exhibit is an artist s astonishing chronological journey through the major movements of modern art the washington times sometimes an art exhibit comes along that is so stunning it becomes a travel destination.

The escape ladder miro.

Such is joan miró. The ladder of escape at the national gallery of art. Before moving to the joan miró foundation to open in october 2011 until march 2012 and later to the national gallery of art in washington dc from may to august 2012. The ladder of escape was an exhibition organized by the joan miró foundation in barcelona in collaboration with the tate modern in london.

Gouache watercolor and ink on paper. 15 3 4 x 18 3 4 40 0 x 47 6 cm. Joan miro was torn between a passionate loyalty to his native catalonia and a desire to. The exhibition was at the tate from april to september 2011.

The escape ladder 1940 by joan miro. The ladder of escape 2012 33min documentary biography history narrated by ed harris and produced by the national gallery of art in conjunction with the exhibition. As german occupying forces threatened france miró took his family to live into the relative haven of palma on the island of mallorca. The escape ladder was created in 1939 by joan miro in surrealism style.

Miró had spoken of the deep necessity that makes him take part in social upheavals that attaches him and his work to the heart and flesh of his neighbour and makes the need for liberation in all of us a need of his own.