AD Polska 5/2024. We invite you to read the latest issue of the magazine
In the spring #5 issue of AD you will find a lot of art. We wonder where the contemporary fascination with surrealism and the return of young artists to this aesthetic come from. We went to Malta to see the first edition of the local biennial and the Polish accents of this event. In addition, […]
What does an archive dedicated to women look like?
One of the thematic sections forming part of maltabiennale.art is the Matri-archive of the Mediterranean curated by Sofia Baldi Pighi – a collection mostly residing within the walls of the Grand Master’s Palace and the Bibliotheca in Valletta
Maltabiennale receives new President
President Myriam Spiteri Debono made a visit to maltabiennale.art at Villa Portelli in Kalkara, where numerous national pavilions are housed. During her visit, she engaged with embassy officials, artists, and curators responsible for the pavilions.
What does an archive dedicated to women look like?
One of the thematic sections forming part of maltabiennale.art is the Matri-archive of the Mediterranean curated by Sofia Baldi Pighi – a collection mostly residing within the walls of the Grand Master’s Palace and the Bibliotheca in Valletta
Malta Biennale: maltabiennale.art 2024
Malta, the setting for the Malta Biennale 2024, is an archipelago of three islands in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a rich fusion of history and culture. In the past, its central position in the Mediterranean made it a constant target for empires wishing to control important trade routes between Europe, Africa […]
The First Malta Biennale Draws Visitors to a Surreal Fortress
Gozo, the second largest of the Maltese islands in the Mediterranean Sea and located between Northern Libya and Southern Italy, was the latest site of Mexican artist Pedro Reyes’s collaborative project “Artists Against the Atomic Bomb.” For years, Reyes has commissioned artists to produce posters calling for nuclear disarmament.
Is Malta the New Kassel?
Will there ever be another edition of Documenta? Last November, the entire selection committee responsible for selecting the esteemed quinquennial’s next artistic director resigned en masse, showing solidarity with Ranjit Hoskote, a committee member whom Documenta denounced after he signed a letter (issued by the Indian division of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement) comparing Zionism to Hindu Nationalism.
The emerging artists exploring resistance in the Mediterranean
Biennales hold up a mirror to ourselves. And while the forthcoming Venice Biennale currently faces criticism from the artist community for those it chooses to platform, Malta’s inaugural Art Biennale – running from now until the end of May
MALTA BIENNALE 2024- REVIEW
The island of Malta has launched its inaugural Biennale, but in a world of hundreds of Biennale’s can this new event make a mark? And most importantly can it make Malta stand out on the busy International art calendar, and drive visitors who come for the history and architecture to engage with its contemporary art […]
NIGHTS OF MALTA
Fittingly, the eve of the three-day preview of maltabiennale.art’s inaugural edition coincided with a new moon—a “super new moon in the watery sign of Pisces” at that—as a group of us learned from the invitation to the women-only new moon gathering hosted by artist Roberta Esposito.
