Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Miro's Political Side on Display

Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America
arts-and-entertainment
Miro's Political Side on Display
May 4th 2012, 00:00

Joan Miro, who died almost 30 years ago, is one of the great European painters of the twentieth century.  The Spanish artist is most famous for his whimsical abstractions.  But less known is that some of his work was a reaction to the Spanish Civil War, World War II and General Francisco Franco's 36-year rule that ended in 1975.  Now, a large exhibit of Miro's work is at Washington's National Gallery of Art. But for the first time, a museum in the United States ...

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