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Ladders of escape: Joan Miró’s bizarre love triangle

Ladders of escape: Joan Miró’s bizarre love triangle

A calm walk through the charged landscapes of 'Dog Barking at the Moon'

Mathew Lyons
Aug 15, 2024
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I have been fascinated by Joan Miró’s 1926 painting ‘Dog Barking at the Moon’ since I was sixteen or so. It’s a painting I have never seen in person, and it is, as far as I know, currently unseeable:…

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