Dubbed a host of filthy names because of its phallic shape, this well-known sculpture’s original title, ‘Mushroom Woman in a Moon Hat’, is perhaps the least known of all. Miró’s last public work is monumental, best enjoyed up close on a summer’s evening when the late Mediterranean light sets the trencadís aglow.
Tag: Barcelona sculpture
Controversy in every angle
Alongside Tàpies, Picasso and Miró, Josep Maria Subirachs (1927–2014) stands as one of Spain’s most important twentieth-century artists. The seventy … More
Stargazing down at the port
They could be a pair of stevedores on deck, each marooned on their tiny pontoon. But they seem content to … More
Walk through a poem in Horta
Poetry, theatre, prose, sculptural works and even experimental film: his output was prodigious in all these media yet Joan Brossa … More
Dancing Prawn
Many’s the town that cheerfully flaunts some huge and dreadful object on its loftiest hilltop. Made of concrete or fibreglass, … More
Where the sky has fallen
Sol i ombra (Sun and Shade, 1988) is the name covering two works by the north-American artist Beverly Pepper (b. … More
A monument to Catalan independence
If you’re following a route down the Rambles in search of free art in Barcelona, pause at Plaça Catalunya for … More
Caged in the rain
If you cross over Barceloneta’s Passeig Marítim in the direction of the sea, you will come across another of the … More
No longer an alley cat
If you want to see Fernando Botero’s art for free in Barcelona, head for the Rambla del Raval, where it’s … More
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