Lino Bianco Il-Monument tal-Ħelsien: Mintoff u l-abbozzi tad-disinji ta’ Agius Ħamrun: Kite Group, 2024, 74 pages
Lino Bianco Il-Monument tal-Ħelsien: Mintoff u l-abbozzi tad-disinji ta’ Agius Ħamrun: Kite Group, 2024, 74 pages
Author(s): Christine Stefanie KunklerSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Book-Review
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: book review; Freedom Monument (Malta); Anton Agius; Dom Mintoff; political symbolism; monument design history;
Summary/Abstract: Lino Bianco Il-Monument tal-Ħelsien: Minto! u l-abbozzi tad-disinji ta’ Agius Ħamrun: Kite G!e Freedom Monument in Malta is a divisive statement in the recent political history of the island. !is bilingual book (Maltese-English)1 gives a brief overview of the context and the creation process of the monument, giving particular attention to the relationship between Prime Minister Dom Minto", who commissioned it, and the sculptor Anton Agius, who realized Minto"’s idea. !is publication is authored by Lino Bianco, an architect and civil engineer by profession, and a respected academic and diplomat.2 The book is mainly based on an earlier publication by Bianco.
Journal: sITA – studii de Istoria şi Teoria Arhitecturii
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 289-291
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
