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Mark Xuerebs Ħajja Ħolma at Arthall: Dreams Question Reality – University Cube

Link: https://www.universitycube.net/news/mark-xuerebs-hajja-holma-arthall-dreams-reality-04-30-2025–c587fb3b-b03a-4014-b05a-94f9e5aa912b Mark Xuerebs Ħajja Ħolma at Arthall: Dreams Question Reality Author: UniversityCube News Staff 4/30/2025 Art Aa Artist Mark Xuereb explores the concept of reality in his upcoming solo exhibition, Ħajja Ħolma, opening May 2 at Arthall in Victoria. Xuereb questions whether reality is confined to sensory perception or extends beyond, drawing inspiration from vivid dreams that feel as real as waking life. This marks his second solo show and his debut at Arthall. The Shifting Sands of the Real: Mark Xuereb’s Ħajja Ħolma Challenges Perception Within the quiet confines of Arthall, a contemporary gallery nestled in Victoria, a...

Art: When life’s a dream, what do you see? – Times of Malta

Link: https://x2.timesofmalta.com/20250430/sunday-circle/art-when-lifes-a-dream-what-do-you-see/ Art: When life’s a dream, what do you see? Mark Xuereb’s new solo show ‘Ħajja Ħolma’, inspired by Malta’s landscape and heritage, delves into shared and individual realities byEsther Lafferty April 30, 2025 3 minute read Hobza u Sardina Ahead of the opening of an exciting new exhibition, Ħajja Ħolma, this Friday (May 2) in Victoria’s contemporary art gallery, Arthall, Times 2 catches up with artist Mark Xuereb to find out more. “For this exhibition, my second solo show and my first at Arthall, I wanted to delve deeper into the theme of reality—what actually makes something “real”? Is...

‘Ħajja Ħolma’: Solo exhibition by Mark Xuereb – The Malta Independent

Link: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2025-04-20/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Hajja-Holma-Solo-exhibition-by-Mark-Xuereb-6736269460 ‘Ħajja Ħolma’: Solo exhibition by Mark Xuereb Sunday, 20 April 2025, 08:10Last update: about 8 days ago In this collection of work, artist Mark Xuereb gives an authentic glimpse of the world he inhabits. Scenes from reality, dreams and inner reflections are blended together to bring about a body of work that dissolves the boundaries between different realities. No set medium is assigned, instead the artist allows for the idea to dictate which medium best suits it. This includes mainly ceramics (using both local and imported clay), found objects, paintings and photography, to mention a few. The resulting...

An art gallery in Gozo becomes a digital pioneer – Times of Malta

Link: https://x2.timesofmalta.com/20250320/sunday-circle/culture-arts/arthall-becomes-a-digital-pioneer/ A US art collective recreates Victoria’s Arthall in the Metaverse for a 3D gallery experience byX2 Editorial Team March 20, 2025 1 minute read Arthall’s new virtual exhibition An exhibition Vivid exhibition by Graham Gurr – originally presented at Arthall in Victoria last year – is the latest show available to view at the Hanbell Gallery, an on-line art space that presents contemporary art collections from world’s leading emerging and up and coming artists across six continents. Hanbell is part of the US-based Culturally Arts Collective’s mission to reinvent art consumption for the digital age: they make art accessible...

300 Magazine – Culturally Arts Collective Brings Graham Gurr’s Art Online

Link: https://300magazine.com/culturally-arts-collective-brings-graham-gurrs-art-online/ Culturally Arts Collective Brings Graham Gurr’s Art Online  March 13, 2025 by Ilya Art & Culture, News Bringing art online to expand its accessibility to global audiences and make it publicly available is one of the foundational values of Culturally Arts Collective. The arts organization is happy to share its recent digital replication project of “Vivid,” an exhibition of Graham Gurr’s art. “Vivid” was originally on display at Arthall in Gozo, Malta, being physically accessible only to the residents and visitors of this Mediterranean island. However, upon its replication, the exhibition has become available to anyone across the globe. Read...

USA ART NEWS – Arthall Gozo’s “Vivid” exhibition replicated in Hanbell Gallery

Link:https://usaartnews.com/news/arthall-gozos-vivid-exhibition-replicated-in-hanbell-gallery   Arthall Gozo’s “Vivid” exhibition replicated in Hanbell Gallery March 13, 2025 “Vivid” exhibition replication in Hanbell Gallery Culturally Arts Collective’s latest replication project from Arthall Gozo’s “Vivid” exhibition. Located physically in Malta, completely replicated virtually, “Vivid” is able to be seen and appreciated by anyone in the world. The “Vivid” exhibition replication can be found on Culturally Arts Collective’s website and launched on March 7, 2025 and will be featured through May 31, 2025. Arthall Gozo is owned and curatorated by Marta Obiols Fornell. The “Vivid” exhibition was created by Graham Gurr, this is his first solo exhibition at Arthall...

Virtualized gallery thanks to Culturally

This is our new virtual Arthall!!!! https://www.culturallyarts.com/arthall-gozo Culturally Arts Collective, an international serving nonprofit organization (with Headquarters in Austin, Texas) works for tangible reform for arts accessibility and representation through education, exhibition, outreach, and professional development. We are really grateful that they chose our gallery for this project!  

Tang Ping – Gozo News

Tang Ping – Global phenomenon expressed in joint exhibition at Arthall, Gozo by Gozo News · February 8, 2025. Link: https://gozo.news/115792/tang-ping-global-phenomenon-expressed-in-joint-exhibition-at-arthall-gozo/ This month, Arthall in Gozo will be hosting Tang Ping – a joint exhibition by artists Tomas Hed, Hui Sun, Wallace Falzon, Spyke von Stripe. Tang Ping, the name of this exhibition, refers to a movement that originated recently in China and translates as “lying flat.” However, it can be seen as a global phenomenon that expresses a rejection of societal pressures to overwork and overachieve in an endless rat race. What keeps us moving at a frenetic pace? Wealth?...

Introducing Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality – Times of Malta

Link: https://timesofmalta.com/article/introducing-baudrillard-theory-hyperreality.1103787   Introducing Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality Talk to be held at Arthall Gozo in Victoria CommunityEventsGozo 2 hours ago| Press Release |01 min read Erin Steele, who will deliver the lecture. What do strawberries, Disneyland and the First Gulf War all have in common? They all feature in post-modernist philosopher Jean Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality. An event happening on Janaury 17 at Arthall Gozo at 7.30pm will discuss Baudrillard’s 1981 treatise Simulacra and Simulation (which partially inspired The Matrix) and explore the relationship between reality, symbols and society. The talk will be delivered by armchair philosopher and long-time Gozo resident Erin Steele,...