Artist Yana Fenech’s The New Parable of Lazarus is a large-scale work commissioned for Stilla San Lazzru , a restored townhouse located in Cospicua, which will be the focal point of her upcoming debut solo exhibition. The starting point for Fenech was the name of the street on which the house stands – San Lazzru. Her research led her to the biblical
UK author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize on Monday for his enigmatic novel The End of Everything , which echoes concerns about artificial intelligence in a darkly satirical depiction of post-apocalyptic Britain. Harrison, 81, became the oldest winner of the award, which comes with a £50,000 prize and a boost in sales and profile for the winner
MUSIC Swedish hard-rock band Europe will headline the Malta Metal Weekend taking place at the Eden Arena, in St Julian’s, from November 13 and 15. Europe are performing as part of the 40th anniversary of The Final Countdown , the album which propelled them to international stardom. Thirteen bands are performing in all. Other highlights are Gus G, a
A Minister for Culture discovered that creative people can be difficult, and apparently found this sufficiently remarkable to describe the experience as traumatic. One wonders what he expected. A room full of agreeable people waiting patiently for permission to have an idea? But beyond the comedy lies something much more serious. Malta’s Minister for
