Miró and the United States — Exhibition Review (Ended Feb 2026)
Miró and the United States explores the two-way dialogue between Joan Miró and American abstract expressionists. Not who influenced whom—but how ideas circulated across the Atlantic.
Miró and the United States is not a show about influence flowing one way. It's about exchange—how ideas, gestures, and forms circulated between Joan Miró and American artists like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler, and Louise Bourgeois. If you understand what you're looking at, you'll see a conversation, not a timeline.
The exhibition closes February 22, 2026.
In 3 minutes
- Why this isn't a story of "Miró influenced Americans"
- How scale and gesture became a shared language
- What Miró took back from his American encounters
Exhibition ended
This exhibition closed on February 22, 2026
Looking for Miró in Barcelona? The Fundació Joan Miró permanent collection is open year-round — and it's one of the best single-artist museums in Europe.
Read the Fundació Joan Miró Guide →The guide below remains as a record of the exhibition.
Understanding Miró and the United States
Miró arrived in the United States with a fully formed visual language. But he didn't just export ideas—he absorbed them too. The American artists in this exhibition weren't students copying a master. They were participants in a dialogue that reshaped both sides.
The show is built around juxtaposition. Miró's work hangs next to American paintings. The point isn't to trace who did what first. It's to notice how forms resonate, how gestures echo, how abstraction became a shared vocabulary across the Atlantic.
Fundació Joan Miró is the right place for this. You can see the temporary exhibition and then walk into the permanent collection to understand where Miró came from.
What to Look For
- Notice the scale. Miró's large formats changed how bodies engage with painting. Stand close, then step back.
- Watch for echoes. The same forms appear in Miró and the Americans—not because one copied the other, but because they were thinking about the same problems.
- Compare the gestures. How does a brushstroke feel in a Miró versus a Pollock? The energy is different, but the ambition is the same.
- Don't rush the comparisons. Pick two works—one Miró, one American—and sit with them. That's where the exhibition clicks.
- Connect to the permanent collection. Your ticket includes both. Use it.
Verified Facts
- Dates: Until February 22, 2026
- Hours: Tue–Sat 10am–7pm (until Oct) / 10am–6pm (Nov–Mar). Sun 10am–3pm. Closed Mon.
- Entry: €14 general (includes permanent collection). Under 15 free.
- Getting there: Metro L1/L3 to Espanya, then 10-min walk uphill. Or Bus 55 direct.
- Official site: fmirobcn.org
Hours and prices can change—confirm on the official site before you go.
