JOAN MIRÓ | PAINTING AND POETRY | 7 JUNE – 19 JULY 25

Image credit: Joan Miró, Untitled, 1974 © Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2025

JOAN MIRÓ | PAINTING AND POETRY

A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition from Southbank Centre, London

7 June– 19 July

We are delighted to present the Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry. Running from Saturday 7 June to Saturday 19 July 2025, this prestigious exhibition brings together 26 lithographic prints created by the artist to illustrate the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos.

One of the 20th century’s most influential and recognisable artists, Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism. Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, Miró was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. Within this practice the artist produced a remarkable and extensive output of book illustrations, often created for artists, writers and poets associated with the Surrealist movement.

The exhibition will shine light on Miró’s prints and how they are not only an excellent example of the richness and variety of his print production, but also his famous experimentation with vivid colours and abstract shapes.

Council’s Arts Service is delighted to present another touring exhibition of world-renowned artists in partnership with the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London. From displaying prints by Henri Matisse in 2013, with following exhibitions over the years by artists Louise Bourgeois, Michael Craig-Martin and Karl Blossfeldt at Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, and prints by Georgia O’Keeffe hosted by Flowerfield Arts Centre, we continue to provide access to internationally acclaimed visual arts for local communities.

There are two public workshops accompanying the exhibition – Abstract Glass Panels for adults on Saturday 14 June and Miró Mobiles for children on Saturday 7 June.