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Joan Miró

Dog Barking at the Moon

Maker

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)

Title

Dog Barking at the Moon

Year

1928

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

charcoal

Supports

Dimensions

69.9 x 105.4 cm (27 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LL:Miro 5-28

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, Jr.

Object Number

56.056

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 19: Many Moons

Approximately thirteen moons ago, I asked myself: Is it possible to live under a lunar calendar?

What would such a life reveal? What happens when you measure life in months instead of years? How would you interface with the databases that underlie digitized capitalism? Where to begin?

One begins with one’s own body, of course. Has science fiction taught us nothing?

—Badly Licked Bear, introduction

 

Manual 19 looks up to the skies to consider astronomy and space travel and ponder broader, more ancient associations, including the night in all its inky glory; tides, time, and calendars; the feminine; reflections and mirrors; love and enduring companionship; and lunacy, strangeness, and magic.

Exhibition History

Carl Ostendarp
Pulled Up
Feb 13, 2009 – Aug 23, 2009
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Tombstone

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Dog Barking at the Moon, 1928
Charcoal on paper
69.9 x 105.4 cm (27 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, Jr. 56.056

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