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It’s a ‘phenomenon’, whereby an artwork or monument, irrespective of size, shape or colour, is placed in a strategic hard-to- ignore space, demanding some form of public engagement – positive or negative.” Opinion pg.11 ANN DINGLI The cuts endure, as does the unknown - Lucio Fontana, ‘Neon Structure for the Ninth Milan 1951/2019, Glass tube and neon, Recon Triennial’, struction authorised by Fondazione Lucio Fontana he work of Lucio Fontana enjoys the same sensorial ac- knowledgement as T that of a song heard in passing that stops you short Sèvres Goliathus Scarabaeidae, Gilcée print on paper, by Magnus Gjoen Sèvres Goliathus Scarabaeidae, Gilcée print on paper, in your tracks and the melody of which unquestionably sparks NEWS: Tracy Emin at the White Cube DESIGN: The Bauhaus centenary and the grand tour of memory: you know it, but you’re not precisely clear about who Modernism OPINION: Women in art in Malta ART NEWS: Senegalese art makes a global splash it’s by, where you first encoun- BOOKS: The environment in comic form INTERVIEW: Ritty Tacsum’s mysterious world tered it or why you really, really REVIEW: Pierre Bonnard, colour and life ART NEWS: Mapplethorpe exhibition in Naples like it. >> Pg.44 #beinspired W Welcome / Team / Inside Mar – May –‘19 rt provides respite from the page 36); and Karen Grech discovers unique politics in portraiture (page 20) and Joanna Editor-in-Chief mundane. By choosing to step paintings by the forgotten female artists Delia uncovers how art history in Malta has Lily Agius into an exhibition, you enter active in Vienna during the first half of the historically favoured art by men (page 13). (+356) 9929 2488 someone else’s world – the twentieth century at The Lower Belvedere Let art and design take you on a journey, and Editor artist and curator’s – in which (until 19 May, page 17). Our Berlin we will see you again with another edition A you are compelled to feel correspondent Gabrielle Spiller writes about in June. If you would like to be involved in Margerita Pulè something that you can relate to, or even the impact of Bauhaus after its formation Artpaper you can contact us by email on Creative Director disagree with. Public art doesn’t require you 100 years ago (page 8); Sandro Debono falls [email protected]. Chris Psaila to make that choice, it is seen by all walks for Frank Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Foundation Assistant Designer of life, out in the open, and needs to engage museum building in Paris (page 22); and This issue is dedicated to our proof reader Nicholas Cutajar us all – but how? Inside this issue Lisa Gwen Christine Xuereb Seidu reports on the latest Judy Falzon. Baldacchino discusses public art in Malta scoop from Africa – specifically, ‘dynamic Sales Manager and its development and impact (page 11) Senegal’ (page 43). Lily Agius – a topic which will be explored again in (+356) 9929 2488 Artpaper’s next issue. Meanwhile, back in Malta, we interview Contributors photographic artist Ritty Tacsum ahead of Lisa Gwen Baldacchino In this issue, our writers bring you highlights, her solo show at Palazzo de la Salle (open Konrad Buhagiar exhibitions and events happening all around until 28 March, page 34); and the American Sandro Debono the world: Ann Dingli checks out the painter SJ Fuerst who lives in Gozo and Joanna Delia retrospective exhibition for Lucio Fontana is exhibiting at Lily Agius Gallery (until Ann Dingli at the Met Breuer in New York (open until 20 April, page 24). Professor Richard Richard England 14 April, page 44); George Eynaud explores England looks at the relationship between Judy Falzon the Pierre Bonnard retrospective at the Tate architecture and poetry (page 27), architect Karin Grech Bruce Micallef Eynaud Modern in London (running until 6 May, Konrad Buhagiar explores the idea behind George Micallef Eynaud Giulia Privitelli Gabriele Spiller Christine Xuereb Seidu Competition ART NEWS SPOTLIGHTS / EVENTS Artpaper is owned / by Bruce Eynaud produced by Lily Agius and 05. Tracy Emin at White Cube Bermondsey 05. Art Market Record year for Christie’s Chris Psaila [ V ] Publications 29. Residencies Gozo, Malta and online 19. Jeff Koons Art at the Ashmolean 35. MoMA Renovations in final phase 31. What’s On Visual art events in Malta Go Figure! Can you guess any Supported by / Malta of the 3 artworks that make up AP Valletta 43. Senegal What’s hot in West Africa 33. International A selection of global art..e Gallery exhibitions this figure? Arthall Bee Wise Send your answers by email to 38. Mapplethorpe Exhibition Campari [email protected] by 31 March, with China Cultural Centre, Malta in Naples Eden Cinemas INTERVIEWS ‘Competition’ as the subject, for a chance to Edward Lowell Gabriel Caruana Foundation win: Heritage Malta 24. SJ Fuerst Realism meets Pop in Gozo Hublot Kite Group 34. Q&A Ritty Tacsum’s intimate photography First Prize: Lazuli Art Gallery BOOKS / ARCHITECTURE La Bottega Art Bistro A year-pass to LogoGrafixExpress 27. Poetry + Architecture A perfect all heritage Malta School of Art Malta Society of Arts REVIEWS relationship sites from Malta Tourism Authority Heritage Malta Manoel Theatre 47. No Man’s Land Cartoons for the . 17. City of Women Female Artists in Vienna MUZA environment People & Skin 36. Pierre Bonnard and the magic of colour Raymond Weil Second Prize: Risette €20 voucher Spazju Kreattiv 44. Lucio Fontana Retrospective at the Met Studio 87 from VeeGeeBee University of Malta Valletta Contemporary Art Shop Vamp Magazine Vee Gee Bee Art Shop COMMENT / OPINION Victor Pasmore Gallery Supported by / International 11. Public Art The impact on urban Ashmolean Museum environment Bauhaus Archive Belvedere Museum 13. Feminism Women, Art + Malta Christies Fimbank 20. Politics When politics and art collide Louis Vuitton Foundation Louvre 22. Louis Vuitton Foundation A floating Madre Museo d’Arte Contemporanea masterpiece Met Breuer MoMA National Gallery Winners from previous issue:(1) Nicolas Van Patrick Norval Foundation Antonella Antonioni has won a Soho Radio DESIGN year-pass to all Heritage Malta Sotheby’s Taschen 08. Bauhaus 100th Anniversary celebrations sites and (2) Matthew Castillo Tate Britain has won a €20 voucher from Victoria and Albert Museum Vitra VeeGeeBee Art Shop White Cube Bermondsey No.6__ artpaper / 02 A R P E R 06 No.6__ artpaper / 04 Art News / On the Scene Mar – May –‘19 03.19 ON the SCENE. “The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.” Marina Abramovic ART NEWS OPINION SPOTLIGHT ART SALES DESIGN REVIEW / INTERVIEW BOOKS 03 Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears Love her or hate her, Tracey Emin is back with an exhibition of neon, sculpture, 01 paintings, film, photography Louise Bourgeois’ Spider and drawing at White Cube Bermondsey, London. Tours Brazil Onlookers are pulled into One of the first arachnid sculptures Emin’s experience of tragic made by Louise Bourgeois has left life events - rape, abortion and bereavement. It seems that the artist is forever its home at the Museum of Modern fixated on her past and her art always reflects this, but there is no doubt that this Art in São Paulo, and is currently body of work deserves some of our time. You can’t help but sympathise with her, on a year-long tour of Brazil. The for exposing her deepest and most debilitating emotions. The art is a result of, colossal work, made during the or part of the reason for, these emotional events in her life, and there they are to 1990s, is being exhibited at vari- be seen - loud and clear! Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears, is at White Cube ous cities around the country. The Bermondsey, London, until 7 April. work was first taken to New York to be restored and strengthened, since it was not originally made strong enough to withstand travel. Since being ‘filled’ with bronze, it now weighs more than 700kg, and is disassembled into 10 pieces for transportation. From the Inho- tim Institute in Minas Gerais, Spider will travel next to the Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre in May then to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba in August. 02 2018 Sees Record Sales for Christie’s Christie’s reported its best year ever for art sales in 2018, with overall sales to- talling €6.05 billion for the year (up from €5.8 billion in 2017). This comes part- ly thanks to the sale of the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, which set a new record for a private collection sale at the house, bringing in a total of €737 million. Also up were Christie’s online-only sales, which grew by 16 percent in 2018 for a total of €73.4 mil- lion; online-only sales also continued to drive the big- gest share of new buyers, with 41 percent of Christie’s first-time clients coming through online sales. No.6__ artpaper / 05 Art News / Europe Mar – May –‘19 LONDON IRELAND Food Research at the V&A A Very Different he Victoria & Albert Museum food conventions hinder the fight for a sustain- Coastline in London will host the inter- able lifestyle, and will develop ‘revolutionary disciplinary exhibition FOOD: table-manners’ to stop climate change and to Maltese artist Henry Falzon is currently Bigger than the Plate, which develop a sustainable future.