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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 22 APRIL 2026
CULTURE
Local and international artists explore
the passage of time in new exhibition
A new collective exhibition
bringing together Maltese and
international artists will open
at Christine X Art Gallery on
1 May, examining the theme
of time through painting and
mixed media.
Titled Brief and Never Ending,
the exhibition is curated by Em-
ma Weller and features 11 artists
from Malta, Iceland, the United
States, Portugal, Poland, Ger-
many and the United Kingdom.
The show runs through 23 May,
with free public entry during gal-
lery opening hours.
Developed through Weller's
online platform Late Night
Prompts, the participating artists
responded over four months to
the prompt the passing of time,
producing works that explore
time as measurement, memory,
transformation and repetition.
The exhibition includes min-
imal, abstract, urban and figu-
rative works, presenting varied
interpretations of time as both
fleeting and continuous.
Participating artists include
Shanice Farrugia, Hallgrímur
Helgason, Jessica DeMers, Jo-
ana Simaes, Kika Sroka-Miller,
Maria Wrona, Martina Vassallo,
May Franzen, Nathan Portelli
and Eric Attard.
The exhibition opens Friday,
1 May, at 7pm The gallery
is open Tuesday to Saturday
from 10am to 1pm and 4pm to
7pm. All works will be availa-
ble for purchase.
Joana Simães, Happy memories, 2026
Shanice Farrugia, The Longest Conversation, 2025 Hallgrimur Helgason, Time on Paper, 2025
