Joan Miró Foundation rethinks its collection through the artist's creative process

The Joan Miró Foundation has launched 'Circles,' a new exhibition that reorganizes its collection and invites visitors to reinterpret the artist's work through his creative process rather than a traditional chronological or thematic narrative.

Curated by collections head Teresa Montaner and artist Marta Ricard, the exhibition takes the circle, an important element in Miró's artistic practice, as its starting point. 

The show presents 102 works from across the artist's career and will run for two years, with some pieces rotating every six months.

Loans from Madrid's Reina Sofía museum and pieces by American sculptor Alexander Calder from the foundation's collection highlight the artistic exchanges between Miró, Calder, and architect Josep Lluís Sert.

The exhibition coincides with the reopening of the Cypress Garden, a small historic garden located within the museum grounds in Montjuïc, now a part of visitors’ routes.

Organizers say the move broadens the dialogue between architecture and nature, reflecting Miró's connection to landscape.

'Circles' is partly inspired by a 1950s folder preserved in the foundation's archive in which Miró linked cosmic imagery with circular forms found across cultures. 

Researched by Marta Ricard, the notebook can be seen for the first time as part of the exhibition tour.