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13 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 10 JULY 2019 CULTURE 'GOOD Life', an exhibition of works by Sara Cwynar, opens at Blitz on Friday. The good life is what every- one longs for. Fantasies of the good life feed our habitats and identities, from personal de- sires to political projects and commercial culture. They in- spire future visions and filter images of the past. Sara Cwynar's practice across photography, collage and film toggles between dif- ferent epochs and aesthetics, revealing how the quest for the good life has been driven by evolving ideals, values, and taste, yet always grounded in conventionality and predict- able comforts. Exploring the backbone of iconographies and clichés, where common constructs meet reassuring genres, Cwynar tackles the critical concept of visual truth and de- ciphers a reality of mundane objects and pictures merely reformulated by algorithms. Responding to the way tech- nology challenges our vision, she creates a timeless and in- delible reservoir of upfront, non-hierarchical images that resist the internet, the primary source of visual knowledge and experience in the XXI century. This exhibition is a survey of the artist's practice since 2013. Cwynar has published two books - Kitsch Encyclopedia (Blonde Art Books, 2014) and Pictures of Pictures (Printed Matter, 2014). She has exhibited in inter- national museums and insti- tutions, such as the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (2019), the 33rd Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (2018), the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, USA (2018), the MMK Museum für Mod- erne Kunst, Frankfurt, Ger- many (2017), the MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, USA (2015/16). She also conceived two orig- inal covers for the New York Times Magazine, and she is currently working on a com- mission for the MoMA, New York, USA. The exhibition is curated by Sara Dolfi Agostini and runs until 27 September at Blitz, in St Lucia Street, Valletta. En- trance is free. Exhibition explores the 'good life' THEY were one of the biggest local bands in the 2000's and inspired many youngsters that are today locally re- nowned musicians and artists. With hits like 'Red Carpet', 'Fences' , 'Cambodia' and 'White Lie' they were hot on the local music scene. With two albums to their name, a couple of years later SCAR are back with a power tune 'by the way' which has been released on all local airwaves along with a music video which was directed and produced by Jean Pierre Gatt and Matthew James Borg. The video gives off a New York vibe and focuses on the four band mem- bers; Konrad, David, Michael and Ax- el; doing what they do best and that is performing. SCAR are back and here to stay. Scar release single 'By the way'