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RAPHAEL VELLA

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WORKS

Drawings, sculpture and installations produced since 2007.

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CURATION

Group and solo exhibitions curated by Raphael Vella in Malta and internationally since 2010.

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PUBLICATIONS

Academic titles, edited volumes and exhibition catalogues published since 2003.

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Recent Projects

ABOUT

Raphael Vella

Raphael Vella is an artist and curator based in Malta. His art work has been shown in many international contexts. He has been active as a curator since 2002 and created various cultural initiatives on a national scale in Malta, including the Valletta International Visual Arts festival (VIVA), the Curatorial School and Divergent Thinkers. He is also a Professor at the University of Malta and has worked extensively to promote the work of emerging Maltese artists. Photograph by Inga Juodytė, VGAC

"Words and texts are very central in Raphael’s works. His practice of commenting on political and social dynamics, which also always includes an ironic tone, is like reading. Raphael’s works often analyse the politics of time, the chrono-politics, and offer multiple temporalities that mediate discourse and imagination – for example, understanding historic events and contemporary narratives in different ways." - Curator Maren Richter