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European Stars Expo opened in Bratislava

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Dutch Princess Beatrix opened an exposition here on Thursday to mark the handover of the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union(EU) from the Netherlands to Slovakia.

The "European Stars: Miro & CoBrA" exposition opened at Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum in Bratislava. Slovakia will take over the EU's presidency on July 1.

Gerard Meulesteen, the founder of modern European museum on the bank of the Danube River, who contributed to the European Stars project with a sum exceeding half of the costs, said he had incredible experiences with Danubiana. In the 16 years of its existence, Danubiana has evolved into a successful museum of European modern art, said Meulesteen.

"European Stars: Miro & CoBrA" shows the combination of style and artwork of Spanish artist Joan Miro (1893-1983) and works by artistic group CoBrA (Copenhagen-Brussels-Amsterdam), the members of which are Dutch artists Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille and Lucebert. It is the experimentation with different artistic styles that Miro and the CoBrA group have in common.

Together with Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, Joan Miro forms a trio of extraordinary Spaniards who made a lasting impact on the development of art in the 20th century. Similarly to Picasso and Dali, Joan Miro didn't follow artistic trends but created them by himself.

The exposition will be open in Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum to the public from July 2 until November 13. Endit