NEW YORK, NY.- In 1958, artist Joan Miró and critic Yvon Taillandier sat down for an in-depth discussion on Miró’s life and work. Their conversation, one of the most illuminating and insightful looks into Miró’s philosophy and creative process, was first published in a limited edition in 1964. This beautiful new volume presents an updated English translation of Miró’s invaluable text. In addition to Taillandier’s original foreword, a new preface by preeminent Miró scholar Robert Lubar provides wider context and insight. An appendix includes the original French text in its entirety.

Joan Miró: I Work Like a Gardener brings to life the words and works of one of the most beloved and influential artists of the twentieth century.

“An artwork must be fertile. It must give birth to a world. Whether you see it in the flowers, people, or horses matters little as long as it reveals a world, something alive.” —Joan Miró

The world-renowned Catalan artist Joan Miró (1893-1983) is known for his abstract and surrealist paintings, sculptures, and ceramics, characterized by biomorphic forms, geometric shapes, and playful abstracted tableaus.

This “treasure remains the most direct and comprehensive record of Miró’s ideas on art.” —Maria Popova

Yvon Taillandier is a French artist, author, and critic who has published extensively on the history of art.

Robert Lubar is associate professor of fine arts at New York University, the director of NYU Madrid, and a trustee of the Fundació Joan Miró.