Ġużeppi Briffa: bridging high art and Maltese modernism
A retrospective exhibition of over 100 works in Victoria delves into the oeuvre of the important but often overlooked artist
Reluctant Modernism: The Art of Ġużeppi Briffa, a retrospective exhibition of over 100 works currently on show in Gozo’s Il-Ħaġar Museum, is a deep delve into the oeuvre of an important but often overlooked artist as part of this year’s edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival.
“Ġużeppi Briffa’s significance lies in his role as a leading exponent of an artistic tradition shaped and sustained by ecclesiastical patronage,” says Joseph Farrugia, the museum’s curator.
“It is within the broader context of Briffa’s sacred and other canvases across the islands that the exhibition at Il-Ħaġar should be viewed.”
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