Miró and Sert: Art, Architecture, and Resistance

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A Pop-Up Exhibition & Panel Discussion | Architecture and the Question of Democracy Series

Dates: May 8 – May 17, 2026 Panel Discussion &amp; Reception: May 9 (Community Free Day) Location: Dupont Underground Cost: Standard $5.00, Free on May 9th Closes: May 17 at 1 pm <h4>About the Event</h4>To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, Dupont Underground presents a nine-day pop-up exploring on the transformative power of creative collaboration.Miró and Sert: Art, Architecture, and Resistance traces the decades-long friendship between artist Joan Miró and architect Josep Lluís Sert.Structured as a journey backward in time—from the iconic Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona to the 1937 Spanish Pavilion in Paris—the exhibition reveals how art and architecture became instruments of cultural resistance, creating spaces for freedom and democracy in the shadow of exile and dictatorship.<h4>Highlights</h4><ul><li>The Exhibition: Photographs, archival materials, and architectural documents—includingthose of Sert’s own archiveand well-known photographer Joaquim Gomis. Sources: the Fundació Joan Miró; Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya; The Josep Lluís Sert Collection. Frances Loeb Library. Harvard Graduate School of Design.</li><li>Key Sites: The Fundació Joan Miró (1975), Fondation Maeght (1964), Joan Miró’s studioin Mallorca (1956), and the 1937 Spanish Pavilion in the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.</li><li>The Series: Architecture and the Question of Democracy, highlight Dupont Underground’s commitment to transnational cultural exchange and dialogue.</li></ul><h4>On View</h4><ul><li>Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 11-5pm, self-guided tours</li><li>April 11-14, lunch time overview from 12-1:30pm. Receive a brief overview and guided walk through from our show curator and Dupont Underground Founder, Lucrecia Laudi.</li></ul><h4>Special Feature: Panel Discussion &amp; Reception May 9 (Community Free Day)</h4>Join us at Dupont Underground for a public conversation inspired by Joan Miró and Josep Lluís Sert, exploring how creative practices, friendship, and collaboration can respond to political uncertainty, weakened democracy, and the future of public collective space.<ul><li>Moderator: Lorena Bello (Harvard GSD)</li><li>Panelists: Elsa Smithgall (The Phillips Collection) Robert Lubar (Miró Scholar) Eric Mumford (Washington University in St. Louis).</li></ul>Saturday, May 9 | 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Free to attend)Panel Discussion and Q &amp; A starts at 3 pm. Then join us for a Post-Panel Reception - featuring Catalan wines, courtesy of Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to the United States and Canada.<h4> </h4><h4>Sponsor the Exhibition!</h4>If you are interested in supporting the exhibition (thank you), your generous donation will support travel for our amazing panelists and overall costs for production. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pWz6zuV5cn4mAiuY5RgKyruyKDxunOyY/view?usp=sharing" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pWz6zuV5cn4mAiuY5RgKyruyKDxunOyY/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sponsorship Brochure</a> | <a href="https://givebutter.com/miro-sert-at-dupont-underground-htdvct" title="https://givebutter.com/miro-sert-at-dupont-underground-htdvct" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Direct Sponsorship Link</a>

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