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ARCHITECTURE The Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
IN T ERVIEW The Malta Pavilion at The London Design Biennale
EXH IBIT ION In homage of bohemian artists of 1950s in France
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+ JOANNA DELIA
Gender Boss When a disgruntled tooth fairy and a sensitive boogeyman started one of the island’s most heated discussions.
Rebecca Bonaci created a series of illustrations binding the separate artefacts, themes and artworks which make up make up the exhibition Decadence, Now at Society of Arts. >> see page 14
The power of art to generate discussion was experienced . . in Malta during the last ZiguZajg children’s art festival when even prior to the premiere of the performance work ‘Gender Boss’ conceptualised and performed by artists Romeo Roxman Gatt and Martina Georgina several key persons expressed a confused form of concern for the piece. >> Page 26
M A R G E R I TA P U L È
DESIGN
Computer generated render of the Malta Pavilion at Somerset House for The London Design Biennale 2023
MEMORIES OF FUTURE DESIGN
REVIEW Stories of Women Inspiring Change on International Women’s Day documentation of Valletta in Paris
EXHIBITION A contemporary show of Beninese art at The Venice Biennale
2024 & A controversial exhibition Soap to Think About celebrates its fifth birthday
PHOTOGRAPHY An epic
NEWS Non-commercial art space Unfinished Art Space
EVENTS in Malta and Europe
ART FOR SALE A selection of fine art works
June of 2023 heralds Malta’s first participation in the relatively new London Design Biennale, an international showcase of designled innovation, contemporary creativity and research at Somerset House on the banks of the River Thames. >> Page 18