LONDON.- Tate Modern presents the first major retrospective of Joan Miró (1893–1983) to be held in London for almost 50 years. The exhibition is on view from April 14 through September 11, 2011. Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape brings together ov…
Poppy Sebire Presents the Exhibition Player Player Player
LONDON.- In a month of seasonal and economic gloom, Poppy Sebire’s latest show offers a little light relief. Player Player Player brings together six artists who use wit, slapstick, and a healthy sense of the absurd to come at the world from a fre…
Celebrating the Genius of an Undiscovered Photographer: Vivian Maier
CHICAGO (AP).- She scoured the streets day and night, venturing into strange and sometimes dicey neighborhoods. She wore a hat, sturdy shoes and a camera, always a camera, around her neck and at the ready. A woman in a white fur stole and evening dres…
Artist as Activist: United Kingdom’s Tate Modern to Show Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape
LONDON (REUTERS).- Civil war was raging in Spain, bombs were exploding in Guernica, and Spanish artist Joan Miro, stranded in Paris, was painting “Still Life with Old Shoe,” where psychedelic colors spilled into everyday objects to create a scene of ni…
Artist as Activist: United Kingdom’s Tate Modern to Show Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape
LONDON (REUTERS).- Civil war was raging in Spain, bombs were exploding in Guernica, and Spanish artist Joan Miro, stranded in Paris, was painting “Still Life with Old Shoe,” where psychedelic colors spilled into everyday objects to create a scene of ni…
Tate Announces First Major Retrospective of Joan Miró in Fifty Years
LONDON.- Tate Modern will present the first major retrospective of Joan Miró (1893–1983) to be held in London for almost 50 years. Opening on 14 April 2011, Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape will bring together over 150 paintings, works on paper a…
Tate Announces First Major Retrospective of Joan Miró in Fifty Years
LONDON.- Tate Modern will present the first major retrospective of Joan Miró (1893–1983) to be held in London for almost 50 years. Opening on 14 April 2011, Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape will bring together over 150 paintings, works on paper a…