“...The struggle seems to be eternal...” – Alfred Chircop
Opening at Spazju Kreattiv within St James Cavalier in Valletta on 20th September is a first exhibition of works by the late Alfred Chircop, a leading Maltese abstract artist, titled “…The struggle seems to be eternal…”. The retrospective exhibition, organised by the Alfred Chircop Trust and curated by Christian Attard, Mark Sagona and Charlene Vella, features around 70 artworks by Chircop and his contemporaries, contextualising his “continuous struggle in his perpetual creative quest, and draw[ing] parallels between his works and those of other artists, while creating unexpected dialogues between works created in Malta, Italy and England.” From 20th September.
Clay / Craft / Concept
Curated by artist Gabriel Zammit with exhibition design by Tom van Malderen, Clay / Craft / Concept is an investigation – spanning from prehistory to contemporary practice – into the many and different ways of creating with clay. The exhibition, taking place at the Malta Society of Arts in Valletta, creates a dialogue between sculptural and functional clay objects by bringing together a large and eclectic group of artists, all of whom think and create differently. Until 26th September.
Project Double Exposure
Street photographer Martin Agius launched Project Double Exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, where – in the absence of activity and life in public spaces – he explored images with double exposure, combining images taken in Malta with ones takes during his frequent pre-pandemic visits to London. Over the years, the project evolved, and continues to do so, with new street photographs captured locally and overseas merged into compelling images, a selection of which are on display at the Wignacourt Museum in Rabat. Until 29th September.
Midsummer Diaries
Artist Mariam De Giorio invites visitors into her whimsical world, on display at the Palm Court inside the Phoenicia Malta hotel, to experience her collection of paintings showcasing various moments from the artist’s life throughout a decade of summers. Curated by Charlene Vella, the exhibition includes painted scenes that strike a nostalgic chord, whether it be a ‘Sunday read at The Phoenicia’ as illustrated above, or her balmy paintings of the islands’ beaches at sunrise and sunset. Until 30th September.
Between Sea and Land
In the run up to its official opening this October, MICAS (Malta International Contemporary Art Space) invites viewers into a virtual exhibition space to discover Between Sea and Land, a collective exhibition curated by Jo Baring featuring exclusive works by Maltese contemporary artists, including Norbert Francis Attard, Vince Briffa and Austin Camilleri. Their diverse works are brought together by a common theme: an exploration of “our relationship with the sea and the fluid boundaries that are created, changed and re-made in the shifting sands in the area between the sea and land.” Ongoing.
Moksha
Titled Moksha, artist Rebecca Ranieri’s upcoming exhibition at Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq in Mqabba revolves around the Indian philosophy and religion that represents freedom and empowerment of the self – a theme she explores in the context of her own self-discovery. The pieces in this exhibition, curated by Melanie Erixon, represent the culmination of the artist’s dual passions – art and paper conservation. From 13th September.
Main image: Clay / Craft / Concept – Photo by Mark Scicluna
