A detail of 'Woman and Bird' showing Miró’s classic, limited palette

Is It a Bird? Is It a Penis? Or a Mushroom Woman in a Moon Hat?

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.

From Medieval monks to neon lights

If you’re looking for an example of Gothic and eighteenth-century architecture integrating seamlessly with twentieth-century art, check out Deuce Coop … More

The capital A’s sharp lines erupt from the vegetation like a futurist manifesto

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

With its whimsically comic air, Gambrinus brings a sense of fun to the Moll de la Fusta

Dancing Prawn

Many’s the town that cheerfully flaunts some huge and dreadful object on its loftiest hilltop. Made of concrete or fibreglass, … More

Impressions in a concrete garden

You have to take the term “gardens” in its official name with a pinch of salt when you first see … 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

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

The Kiss of Death

Welcome to the city of the dead. No admission charged. In the current times of crisis a visit to Poble … More