Her Majesty the Queen (Miró)
| Her Majesty the Queen | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Joan Miró |
| Year | 1974 |
| Location | Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
Her Majesty the Queen is an object-sculpture made by
Background
Her Majesty the Queen, with
The exhibition Magnetic Fields had been held two years before at the
Miró had created artworks that were critical of the concept of authority, based on the fictional character Ubu Roi back in 1941 and in 1966. These works about bombastic celebrities contrasts with the humility of the materials that he used.
After Franco had died, Miró talked about the civic responsibility of the artist during his acceptance speech for an Honorary degree at the University of Barcelona in 1979:
I understand that an artist is someone who, among the silence of others, uses his voice to say something, and it is required that this thing is not something useless but useful to service people.
— Joan Miró, October 2, 1979 [2]
2011 exhibition
The exhibition L'escala de l'evasió that opened in October 2011 was supported by access to Wikipedia using QRpedia codes that allowed access to visitors in Catalan, English and several other languages.[3]
References
- ^ "Information about the work at the Foundation's website". Joan Miró Foundation. 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rosa Maria Malet, ed. (1993). Catalogue Miró 1983-1993. Barcelona: Joan Miró Foundation / Leonardo Art. pp. 480–481.
- ^ Photo at opening day of the exhibition, 15 October 2011
Further reading
- Malet, Rosa Maria; Fundació Joan Miró (1999-01-01). Fundació Joan Miró: guia. Skira. ISBN 978-84-7254-762-9. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- Malet, Rosa Maria (1983). Joan Miró. Barcelona: Polígrafa. pp. 14–15.
- Malet, Rosa Maria (1988). Works by Joan Miró. New York: Foundation. p. 452.
- Miro, Emilio Fernandez; Pilar Ortega Chapel (2006). Joan Miro. Sculptures. Catalogue raisonné. Paris: Daniel Lelong-Succession Miró. p. 292. ISBN 2-86882-074-3.
- Clavero, George J. (1993). Joan Miro. The root and place. New York: Government of Catalonia. ISBN 84-393-2527-4.
- Raillard, George (1978). Conversations with Miro. New York: Granica Editor. ISBN 84-400-2133-X.
