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Alzueta Gallery Paris:
Constellation Miró
A group show by Sune Christiansen, Max Cobalto, Isidre Enrich, Klas Ernflo, Andrea Torres Balaguer, & Maria Yelletisch
July 4 - August 1
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 18:00
Alzueta Gallery Paris
“The train doesn’t stop.” This was the message printed on a tram sign that Joan Miró placed at the entrance of his studio. A warning to anyone stepping into his world, but also a declaration of intent: one of constant renewal. Over sixty years of tireless experimentation with color and composition, Miró produced nearly 2,000 paintings, 5,000 drawings, and 250 sculptures. Like that train, his artistic legacy remains in motion—expanding, evolving, and continuing to influence contemporary creation in all its forms.
With Constellation Miró, Alzueta Gallery brings together six contemporary artists in dialogue with one of the Catalan master’s graphic works (Large Black Triptych, 1969), highlighting the enduring impact of his visual language. The title of the exhibition refers to one of Miró’s iconic series, in which floating shapes and scattered signs come together in organic harmony. It also suggests a generational exchange, where Miró becomes both a source of inspiration and a connecting thread.
Whether through natural affinity or direct response, the works on view reflect the lasting resonance of Miró’s practice within the collective imagination.
Max Cobalto, Sune Christiansen, Isidre Enrich, Klas Ernflo, Andrea Torres, and Maria Yelletisch—six artists of different backgrounds, generations, and mediums, all connected to the Catalan contemporary scene—demonstrate, each in their own way, a strong attachment to this legacy.
For each of them, Miró’s chromatic language plays a significant role. Max Cobalto (Barcelona, 1985) adopts and reinterprets it through carefully balanced compositions, where space and color engage in a dynamic dialogue. His works unfold in suspended, imagined environments—microcosms shaped by both structure and intuition.
Isidre Enrich (Igualada, 2002) finds in the density of black a rich ground for exploration. His refined, nature-inspired forms reveal a meditative approach to painting, where apparent simplicity opens onto reflections on impermanence and the fragility of life.
With Nebulosa Road, Klas Ernflo (Stockholm, 1976) composes an imaginary map where elements float freely in space—a clear echo of constellations. His multidisciplinary practice—painting, drawing, textile, sculpture—is grounded in the Nordic landscapes around him, much like Miró’s was in Mont-roig. Through soft shapes and precise color fields, he offers a quiet, personal reading of the world.
Andrea Torres Balaguer (Barcelona, 1990) draws on surrealist imagery to explore the relationship between dreams, femininity, and nature. Her bold chromatic choices and symbolic language, inspired by psychoanalysis and magical realism, naturally resonate with Miró’s oneiric universe.
Sune Christiansen (Copenhagen, 1976) shares with Miró a fascination for codified forms. His abstract compositions—layered with texture, floating figures, and ambiguous signs—develop into a singular visual language. From digital sketches to finished canvases, he creates open narratives where ritual, power, and personal symbolism coexist without hierarchy.
In Maria Yelletisch’s (Barcelona, 1987) work, repetition becomes a poetic device. Her canvases, marked by recurring motifs, evoke intimate landscapes where memory, emotion, and nature come together. This repetition forms a visual rhythm—both contemplative and narrative—that echoes the cycles and patterns at the heart of Miró’s work.
Through his unique palette, deep connection to place, and freedom of form—whether in composition, symbolism, or the tension between figuration and abstraction—Miró’s inventive spirit continues to animate contemporary art. Revisited without nostalgia or reverence, his legacy remains a driving force: ever active, ever in motion.
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