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Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry

Friday 4th Apr 2025 — Sunday 27th Apr 2025, The Base Gallery

Base Pass Holder £0* / Full Price £8.25 / Concessions £7.25 / Groups of 10+ £6.50 / Students £5 (including booking fees) / Under-12s Free

The abstract artwork features a bright orange background with bold black, white, green, and blue shapes, swirling lines, and dynamic brushstrokes, creating a playful and surreal composition.

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Explore the works of one of the 20th century's most influential and recognisable artists at The Base.

Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism. Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, he was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. This exhibition brings together the series of lithographs Miró created in response to the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos. The artwork features abstract elements in dazzling colours and unique symbolic narratives.

As the opening venue of this Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition, The Base is proud to present these works in West Berkshire this Spring!

The abstract artwork features a bright orange background with bold black, white, green, and blue shapes, swirling lines, and dynamic brushstrokes, creating a playful and surreal composition.
Joan Miró in a black and white photograph wears a dark suit standing by a window

Artist Biography

Joan Miró i Ferrà ( mi-ROH, US also mee-ROH; Catalan: [ʒuˈan miˈɾoj fəˈra]; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist. Earning international acclaim, he combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy. As he developed his own personal style, his works also veered into Dadaism, Fauvism and Expressionism.

Miró painted 'dream pictures' and 'imaginary landscapes' in which the shapes and patches of color look almost as though they were set down randomly. His colourful and childlike creations strongly relate to his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind. These 'difficult-to-classify' works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride.

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Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm

Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Thu 17 & Sat 19 Apr, 9.30am

Family Day: Tue 8 Apr

Relaxed Day: Thu 24 Apr (Click here to find out about our Relaxed days)

Poetry Open Mic Night: Thu 24 Apr, 6.30pm

Main Image Credit: Joan Miró, Untitled, 1974 © Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2025

© Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2025

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