The Escape Ladder Miro

The exhibition was at the tate from april to september 2011.

The escape ladder miro.

The escape ladder was created in 1939 by joan miro in surrealism style. The ladder of escape was an exhibition organized by the joan miró foundation in barcelona in collaboration with the tate modern in london. Joan miro was torn between a passionate loyalty to his native catalonia and a desire to. The ladder of escape at the national gallery of art.

As german occupying forces threatened france miró took his family to live into the relative haven of palma on the island of mallorca. 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. 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. Gouache watercolor and ink on paper.

2020 successió miró artists rights society ars new york adagp paris. 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. The escape ladder from the constellation series. 15 3 4 x 18 3 4 40 0 x 47 6 cm.

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.