Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937

Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937 covers one crucial decade from the Spanish painter's career, beginning with his oft-quoted 1927 statement, "I want to assassinate painting." To achieve this goal, Miró would de- and reconstruct his working methods time and time again, going from figurative to abstract (and all points in between), and sometimes barely painting but, instead, relying on found objects and readymades. He created 12 distinct series during this 10-year period, all of which are amply illustrated in the exhibition. He may not have assassinated painting, but did ultimately succeed in doing "something absolutely different" with the culmination of this show: 1937's Still Life with Old Shoe.

Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937 was organized by Anne Umland, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, and will be on view in The Joan and Preston Robert Tisch Gallery, sixth floor.