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Most comprehensive exhibition of Joan Miró’s work ever seen in Spain opens in Barcelona

BARCELONA.- The Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, presents Joan Miró. The Ladder of Escape, the most comprehensive exhibition of Joan Miró’s work to be seen in Spain in the last twenty years. The selection emphasises the artist’s commitment to his time and his country. Featuring over 170 works, including paintings, sculptures and works on paper, drawn from public and private collections around the world, the exhibition has been organised jointly by Tate Modern, London, and the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, and sponsored by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the Fundación BBVA. Joan Miró. The Ladder of Escape has been conceived by Tate Modern curators, Matthew Gale and Marko Daniel, in collaboration with Teresa Montaner, curator at the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. Rosa Maria Malet, Director of the Fundació Joan Miró, and Vicent Todolí, ex-director of Tate Modern, have directed the