The prolific artist gained recognition through local and international competition victories and commissions
Singer Mikhail Attard took the video down on Friday evening following Aidan Cassar’s controversial disqualification for unauthorised social media posts
The singer said he called PBS nine times to understand how he broke the rules
Cassar 'openly challenged' the regulations he signed - PBS
A look at the artist's third solo exhibition, When Your Voice Shakes
Patrick Dalli is well-known for his pictorial exploration of the nude female body. Joseph Agius discusses with the artist his collection of paintings, currently exhibited at Mqabba’s Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq, titled Din hi li hi (It is what it is). JA: French...
Austrian artist was renowned for his very colourful paintings
Preca is considered a pioneer of modern art in Malta
The 21st century has been unkind to a considerable number of local 20th century artists. Some of them have been largely forgotten due to no fault of their own. Their oeuvres, in many cases, have been dispersed without proper cataloguing, and attempting...
James Vella Clark is an artist synonymous with the Maltese landscape genre. Joseph Agius talks to him about his latest exhibition, which celebrates an anniversary and developments in his art TWENTY is an anniversary exhibition of 20 paintings, 20 years...
Born into a family of musicians, Mark Spirteri Lucas has earned a reputation as one of the most prolific composers in Malta, and is especially known for his 2001 hit Fejn Staħbejtli, an original song penned by Paul Ellul and performed by Ira...
Local singer-songwriter Nicole Borg has released her debut single. Freedom is the result of several months of work together with local established and talented artists, that include Luke Grech and Ryan Paul Abela among others. Borg was first encouraged...
Inglott was a prodigious star of Maltese modernism
The pair won €25,000 in the first local edition of the talent show
Mario Cassar's latest works read like a dictionary of possibilities
Richard Saliba exhibition opens on Saturday
Actor and educator Alfred Mallia died on Sunday, aged 70. Among other parts, he is remembered for his main roles in the popular television series f'Baħar Wieħed and Leli ta' Ħaż-Żgħir. He served as a teacher at MTADA (The Manoel Theatre Academy of...
Emvin Cremona was a pioneer of modernism
In the fifth article on 20th-century artists who shaped Maltese modernism, Joseph Agius discusses the works of Rome-based painter Giorgio Preca. Read other articles in the series. Il Pirata (1932) Some Maltese art historians regard the 1948 Giorgio...
George Fenech was a giant of Maltese modernism
In the third in a series of articles about 20th-century artists who shaped Maltese modernism, Joseph Agius appraises the creative journey of Raymond Pitrè The art of Raymond Pitrè (b. 1940) is as 20th-century as it can get − expressionist, existential,...
In the second article in a series about 20th-century artists who shaped Maltese modernism, Joseph Agius takes a look at the life and times of Gabriel Caruana Much has been written about the gargantuan output of Gabriel Caruana (1929-2018). I’m going to...
In the first of a series of articles about 20th-century artists who shaped Maltese modernism, Joseph Agius looks at the life and career of Antoine Camilleri Wild Horses Purple. A colour that has, since the dawn of history, belonged to the sacred and...
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