From his childhood on, Mallorca was to be a second home for Joan Miro. His mother hailed from the island, as did his wife Pilar Juncosa. A refuge for many Republicans, Mallorca became Miro's permanent place of abode from the mid-1950s onward. He acquired a plot of land overlooking the Bahia de Palma, upon which he commissioned his friend Josep Lluis Sert to build a spacious studio. He died there in 1983 at the age of ninety. Miro on Mallorca concerns itself primarily with the varied themes and techniques of the artist's later works - painting, sculpture, prints, and ceramics - which, with the exception of the latter, were all created in his studios on the island. It was the clear light of Mallorca that especially fascinated Miro - the poetic blues of the sky and the sea. In his sculpture, he was especially inspired by the artistic creativity of the island inhabitants, not to mention the agriculture and the precipitous cliffs which give the landscape of Mallorca its unique quality.

Miro on Mallorca (Pegasus Library)

Arts & Photography

Catoir, Barbara

Individual Artists

Prestel Pub

The works of influential cult artist James Lee Byars explore themes of death, transformation and transience, and are deceptively simple in form, yet pack a tremendous existential punch. Legendary for his performances, sculptures and installations across the U.S. and Europe, Byars today can be seen to have pioneered a stance that combined dandyism with a generous spirituality. Explored here is one of his last pieces, The White Mass.

James Lee Byars: The White Mass

Thiel, Wolf Günter

Walther König, Köln

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