Joan Miró, The diamond smiles at twilight, 1947 - 1948. Oil on canvas, 97 x 130 cm. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. On permanent loan from Emili Fernández Miró © Successió Miró. (web image)BARCELONA.- The Joan Miró Foundation is presenting Miró – Dupin. Art and Poetry, an exhibition to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Joan Miró that examines the artist’s close relationship and affinity with Jacques Dupin. The show will also be a tribute to Dupin, a trustee of the Foundation since its beginnings, in recognition of his contributions as poet, biographer and art critic to our understanding of Miró’s art. His biography of Joan Miró (1961) is still essential reading, not only because of the extensive research on which it is based but in particular as a result of the author’s ability to convey Miró’s universe so accurately. Jacques Dupin is also the author of the catalogues raisonnés of Miró’s paintings and prints. Miró – Dupin. Art and Poetry contains paintings and sculptures by Joan Miró owned by the Foundation and documents from his archive and private library that add to our understanding of his interest in poetry. Miró's private library was acquired by the Foundation on permanent loan from his family in late 2007, and both its contents and the archive are normally only open to specialists and academics. The show will also contain works and documents from Jacques Dupin’s private collection.
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