The protagonists - Cyprus, 17c

Wed Oct 10, 2012 to
Fri Nov 16, 2012

Time: See Description

Location

Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos
11DZ Crete Street
Nicosia, Nicosia 1061

Description

Nikos Kouroussis and Lia Lapithi meet at the Center for Contemporary Art Diatopos in a joint exhibition entitled "The protagonists - Cyprus, 17c».

Nikos Kouroussis will present his video installation "Untitled" which is part of hist latest project entitled "The protagonists." In addition to the video Nikos Kouroussis will present a new series of etchings on love.

Lia Lapithi will present her video installation "Κύπρος-Cyprus-Kibris 17c". The artist, holding a lemon cut in half, is trying to erase from a newspaper the photo of a Cypriot stamp depicting the "Ship of Kyrenia", the oldest shipwreck discovered in the Mediterranean - and found in good condition in 1963. With this symbolic act Lia Lapithi is trying to erase from her mind the beautiful memories of her childhood in her beloved town of Kyrenia. Using Lemon as her subject, a fruit that refers to Kyrenia and the surrounding villages, Lia Lapithi presents a series of wall-mounted works.

The exhibition opens on Wednesday 10th of October at 20:00.

Opening Hours
Monday: 17:00 - 20:00
Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 - 13:00 & 17:00 - 20:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 13:00
Closed on Thursday morning