Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti’s latest exhibition endeavour sees one of art’s greatest subjects of exploration; the line. Both on the page as well as into space and time, the line has manifested itself in many ways, from drawing to weaving, writing, mark-making, singing and storytelling. IN SEARCH OF LINE explores these fascinations and breaks down ‘line’ to its core elements, exploring the artists’ drive to create and represent images, meanings and emotions through line.

Whilst the line may present itself to be a rather ambiguous subject, reluctant to stay within the confines of the obscure classification on which we rely, its open nature, complexity and radical transformation have seen the often overlooked medium create an infinite number of works of art. The line is often a trace of a manual gesture, a trace of the free expression of artistic thought, the expression of the artist’s ideas and impressions. Until today, artist’s question and challenge the line, its meaning and representation, its linearity and its culture.

Through research and conversation, the endless support and generosity of our private lenders, as well as the collaboration with public institutions, this exhibition invites us out for a walk, and just like Klee’s line, aims to freely explore and understand the vast spectrum which is line.

THE LINE THAT DEVELOPS FREELY, AND IN ITS OWN TIME; THE LINE THAT GOES OUT FOR A WALK.

Paul Klee

 

FPM is in collaboration with contemporary artists and academics, whom have been invited to engage with various aspects of the curatorial narrative, both within and outside of the exhibition space. The project sees the creation of an exhibition catalogue which includes reflective writings inspired by the artworks by Richard England, Vince Briffa, Michael Zammit, Matthew Attard, Giulia Privitelli and Robert Brewer Young.

IN SEARCH OF LINE is a Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti Exhibition

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Lowell

EXHIBITION CURATOR
Sarah Chircop

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lisa Attard

ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS
Linear Symphony Soundscape – Christian Galea
Eye-Tracking Drawings – Matthew Attard

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Charlie Agius, Alan Azzopardi, Giovanni Bonello, Joe P. Borg, Vince Briffa, Caroline Camilleri, Antonia Critien, Winston Degiorgio, Richard England, Stefan Falzon, Frans Farrugia, Maria Eileen Fsadni, Michelle Galea, Cosimo Laforgia, Valentina Lupo, Nicole Pace, Peter Bartolo Parnis, Niels Plotard, Giulia Privitelli, James Saliba, Andrew Schembri, George Scintilla, Martin Trapani, Robert Brewer Young, Lewis Zammit, Gabriel Zammit, Michael Zammit.

Atlas Insurance, Belgravia, CamilleriParisMode, Heritage Malta, Mdina Cathedral Archives, Mdina Cathedral Museum, MUŻA,
The Alfred Chircop Foundation, The European Graduate School, The Gabriel Caruana Foundation, The Gozo Museum, The Isabelle Borg Estate, The Marlborough Gallery, The National Archives of Malta, The National Library of Malta, The National Museum of Archaeology, The Notarial Archives, The Victor Pasmore Foundation, University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Valletta Cultural Agency.

All private lenders