Earlier this year, the Naples Art Institute brought works by Henri Matisse to Southwest Florida. This year, it brings the works of another iconic artist to our area. Executive Director Frank Verpoorten made the announcement.

“Everyone knows the Catalan artist Joan Miro, who used a unique visual vocabulary, was interested in the subconscious mind, and whose work is often associated with surrealism, Dada art, abstract expressionism,” said Verpoorten. “Everyone knows his dreamlike compositions, and it is really a coup for us to be able to pull off an exhibition of this caliber.”

Titled “Fire in the Soul,” the exhibition consists of a striking selection of Miró’s works revealing themes of nature, mysticism, and the Catalan identity that shaped his unique artistic language.

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