Miró and the United States

Miró and the United States explores the fertile artistic conversation between Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893–1983) and American artists during the period of the artist’s greatest transatlantic contacts from the 1940s to the 1960s. This exhibition will trace Miró’s relationships with American artists, collectors, and institutions, illustrating the ways this exchange spurred new inspiration and experimentation on both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring Alexander Calder, Louise Bourgeois, Lee Krasner, Norman Lewis, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, and Adolph Gottlieb, among others, this exhibition will enrich our understanding of the development of post-war art.

Image: Joan Miró, Le Soleil rouge (The Red Sun), 1948, Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 × 28 3/4 in. (92 × 73 cm), The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1951 © Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2025