The exhibition traces Miro’s long career from his early days in Catalonia producing lyrical dream paintings, through his surrealist period in Paris, the years of the Spanish Civil War followed by his internal exile in Mallorca during Franco’s rule when he produced paintings of huge swathes of colour, red, yellow, green and blue and angry burned paintings. The exhibition charts Miro’s growing political commitment during the Civil War and Franco's subsequent rule. It is his belief that it is up to the artist to speak out when others are silent that makes much of his work interesting.
These blockbuster exhibitions can sometimes be disappointing (Gauguin) but Miro is certainly worth a visit.
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