Antoni Miralda (Terrassa, 1942) is one of the most outstanding figures of conceptual art. With his ceremonials, complex collective actions, he has endowed his performances with a very particular liturgical and festive dimension. The project Honeymoon (1986-1992) is one of his most important creations. It proposed the symbolic marriage between the statue of Columbus in Barcelona and the statue of Liberty, a union between the cities of Barcelona and New York. It was structured in various actions over time. One of them consisted of the offering of a bedspread as a wedding present. This gigantic embroidery depicts the mystic lamb in the apse of Sant Climent in Taüll, a masterpiece in the Romanesque Art collection, which has fascinated Avant-garde artists. Here, its mysterious and mystic presence becomes a Pop icon. The piece, measuring 18 x 15 metres, was exhibited to the public again in 1995, in the Oval Hall, as part of the exhibition Agnus Dei: Romanesque Art and Twentieth-Century Artists, and once more in 2019, with the ceremony-performance Peccata Mundi.

More info:

• Peccata Mundi. An installation by Miralda in the Museu Nacional
• Blog post: Peccata Mundi, the ceremony-performance by Miralda
• Video of the ceremony-performance