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Malta’s National Anthem? It’s Noise.

August 21, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

“National Anthem”, a solo exhibition by Kevin Mallan is a verdict, a protest song and, in the artist’s own words, “an outcry for this island and what the order of the day has become to signify”.

Tagged With: art, Environment, neoliberalism, politics

Nimxu Mixja: Malta’s Own Yellow Vests Mini-Revolution

June 26, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

By responding with art, beauty and civic concern to the chaotic and hostile environment of one of Malta’s most urbanised towns, Nimxu Mixja achieved the impossible. Even if for a brief moment, it reclaimed space from car dominance for pedestrians.

Tagged With: activism, art, Environment

To Be or To Be Defined?

October 30, 2018 · Francois Zammit & Raisa Galea ·

With a precision of scientific inquiry, the exhibition To Be [Defined] examines what it means—and feels like—to live as an antagonist in a story narrated by others.

Tagged With: art, human rights, migration

‘Landings’: Art Talks Petrol Stations

August 30, 2018 · Raisa Galea & Kevin Mallan ·

‘Landings’ is an artistic response to the outpouring number of petrol station applications, other deals with property, shoddy business and the issues of land use. 

Tagged With: art, Environment, neoliberalism, ODZ

Exiled Homes: The Stories of Filipino Caregivers in Malta

July 10, 2018 · Raisa Galea ·

The craft of embroidery transforms and embellishes the experiences of the caregivers: it evacuates them from the confines of the private household and turns into artworks accessible to the public.

Tagged With: art, caregivers, community, foreigners

Malta’s Public Art Displays and the Culture Wars That Surround Them

February 22, 2018 · Raisa Galea ·

It is not the ‘ugly and stupid’ art that needs to be smashed and never sent for repair, but the insecure conservatism which, frankly, is way too provincial to be part of the European Co-Capital of Culture.

Tagged With: art, European Capital Of Culture, stereotypes, Valletta

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