maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 DECEMBER 2020
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CULTURE
open at the MSA
artist.
Some of Gera's favourite piec-
es to be exhibited depict Teatru
Manoel and various characters
from operas, reflecting her love
for theatre and music: "All my
paintings have their own story
and it's hard to pick some over
others. However, I listen to op-
eratic music when I'm working
and this has brought forth por-
traits of three characters from
operas which I've grown quite
attached to: Don Giovanni,
Count Almaviva and Carmen."
Reflecting on her work as cu-
rator of this exhibition, Marika
Azzopardi remarks: "My role as
curator of Madeleine Gera's so-
lo exhibition has not just been
your average curatorial expe-
rience, but one tinted with an
experience of discovery. Gera's
works are incredibly suggestive
of a deep sense of observation
and introspection. Her choice
of palette is delicate, deter-
mined and refined, and each
painting is an experience unto
itself."
The exhibition will be open
for one week only and art afi-
cionados are encouraged to
make the most of this short
time. Entrance is free, subject
to the Covid-19 safety meas-
ures being adopted by the Mal-
ta Society of Arts, including the
use of masks and hand sanitis-
ers, as well as the checking of
temperatures, in order to safe-
guard all visitors.
Twilight by Madeleine Gera
can be visited between 7-14
January 2021 from Monday to
Friday 9am to 7pm, and Satur-
days 9am to 1.30pm. Entrance
is free subject to Covid-19
safety measures. For more in-
formation about Madeleine
Gera please visit www.made-
leinegera.com For more details
about the exhibition please vis-
it www.artsmalta.org/events or
www.facebook.com/maltasoci-
etyofarts.
