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4. HOME I DONA DAVANT UN MUNT D'EXCREMENT
Tortured, misshapen and lurid semi-abstract figures attempt to embrace against a
blacksky.Miró'spessimismatthetimeof
Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Ex-
crement
would soon be confirmed by the outbreak of Spain's Civil War.
5. SERIE BARCELONA
The Fundació holds the only complete set of prints of this series of more than 50
black-and-white lithographs. This important collection is only occasionally on dis-
play.
6. FONT DE MERCURI
Alexander Calder donated the
Mercury Fountain
to the Fundació as a mark of his
friendship with Miró. The work was an anti-fascist tribute, conceived in memory of
the attack on the town of Almadén.
7. SCULPTURE ROOM
This room focuses on Miró's sculptures from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s when
he experimented first with ceramic, then bronze and finally with painted media
and found objects. Outstanding works include
Sun Bird
(1946-9) and
Moon Bird
(1946-9).
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8. TERRACE GARDEN
MoreofMiró's vibrantly colourfulandplayfulsculptures arerandomly scattered on
a spacious terrace, from which you can appreciate city views and the rationalist ar-
chitecture of Josep Lluis Sert's geometric building. The 3-m (10-ft) tall
Caress of a
Bird
(1967) dominates the terrace.
9. VISITING EXHIBITIONS
Overtheyears, thesetemporary exhibitions (usuallyheldinthewestwing) havein-
cluded retrospectives of high-profile artists such as Rothko, Warhol and Magritte.
