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The works of six Maltese artists and their relationship with space ""For many decades, Malta has been home to a thriving arts and culture scene. Its contemporary art scene emerges from a rich historical tapestry shaped by diverse Mediterranean and British influences, with its modern development gaining momentum after independence in 1964,"" said Edith Devaney, Artistic Director at MICAS. ""Throughout the 20th century, Maltese art evolved from traditional academic styles toward modernism, with its artists frequently training in European centres, engaging with global themes while maintaining connections to the island's unique cultural heritage. For many, this has led to recognition and opportunities well beyond Malta."" Published on the occasion of the summer exhibition at MICAS, the book features the works - including paintings, sculpture, video and sound-based work - of six Maltese artists of different generations, with almost all establishing far-reaching reputations: Caesar Attard (b. 1946), Vince Briffa (b. 1958), Austin Camilleri (b. 1972), Joyce Camilleri (b. 1980), Anton Grech (b. 1965) and Pierre Portelli (b. 1961). Arranged around the theme of space - both real and imagined - each of the six artists has responded in different ways, with some evoking a sense of a landscape and others taking a more conceptual view on the idea of space, and by extension, place.

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Edith Devaney is the artistic director at MICAS. For twenty years she was a senior curator at the Royal Academy of Arts where she was responsible for originating and curating exhibitions such as Jasper Johns; 'Something Resembling Truth' exhibition in 2017 and Abstract Expressionism in 2016. She also curated the David Hockney exhibition, 82 Portraits and one still-life, and originated and co-curated the Hockney landscape exhibition, A Bigger Picture, in 2012, and Richard Diebenkorn in 2015. In her capacity as Head of Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, she worked with many international contemporary artists on both the curation of this annual exhibition and special projects and displays relating to it.

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