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Miró & Calder
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The Irish Museum of Modern Art has organized an exhibit of eleven works from Calder & Miró in IMMA’s magnificent 17th-century courtyard in celebration of the long-standing friendship between the two artists, which began in the 1920s and continued up to the time of Calder’s death in 1976.
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Title: Funghi Neri (Black Mushrooms), 1957
Artist: Alexander Calder (American 1898-1976)
Medium: Sheet Metal, Bolts and Paint
Dimensions: 284.5 x 231.1 x 182.9 cm
Courtesy Calder Foundation
Image Courtesy: The Irish Museum of Modern Art
The theme is the powerful burst of creativity which both artists enjoyed in the later years of their career. Works range from Calder’s dark, majestic The Tall One, 1968, to Miró’s playful and colorful Personnage (Personage), 1967.
Title: Polygons on Triangles, 1963
Artist: Alexander Calder (American 1898-1976)
Medium :Sheet Metal, Bolts and Paint
Dimensions: 289.6 (h) x 185.4 x 243.8 cm
Courtesy Calder Foundation
Image Courtesy: The Irish Museum of Modern Art
Alexander Calder and Joan Miró met in 1928 in Paris, where they each had studios. They rapidly became good friends and spent time together in France and Spain in the following years, a crucial period in the development of modern art. Their work was first shown together in 1932.
Alexander Calder & Joan Miró
Irish Museum of Modern Art:
April 4 - July 1, 2007