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castles and fortifications standing side-by-side with Byzantine chapels, large Gothic churches (which in Ottoman times, were transformed into mosques), and the unique wild natural landscape whose sunburnt workers laboured in its fields. This is our land, the island of Cyprus, the island of Saints, birthplace of Aphrodite, host to Melusine...the island was a refuge. It served as a springboard for crusaders, traders and explorers. A recital of the sweet land of Cyprus I hope this exhibition will indeed be a “recital of the sweet land of Cyprus” and will give the public an understanding of the history of my homeland and its unique artistic expression. It is a complex and diverse history, a history which has brought forth, and continues to bring forth, new ideas. Above all it is a melting-pot of cultures and peoples who, throughout history, whether as conquerors, traders, kings or explorers, have offered and received a great deal. Since ancient times, and up to 1960, Cyprus has always belonged to someone, to whomever wanted control over the Eastern Mediterranean. Despite this, as if by an unbelievable miracle, our island welcomed foreign conquerors and, over time, conquered them and survived without losing its identity, its Greek and Christian origins. It is not by chance that our historical exhibition is completed by an exhibition of modern Cypriot paintings. The joy of independence in 1960 was followed by the bitter events of 1963 and 1974 and the current conditions of semi-occupation. The desire of Cypriot youth to discover their identity – their Maps of the Venetian period depicted in the Venetian period room An icon dedicated to St Michael – selected in honour of St Michel patron Saint of Brussels - from the Treasure room patriotism, their anxieties, their thoughts and their concerns – is evident in the work of a new generation of Cypriot artists. I would like to thank all the directors of the museums who lent us exhibits. Thanks and gratitude are also due to the Church of Cyprus, its primate, Archbishop Chrysostomos, and in particular the Bishops who gave their blessing and allowed us to present Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons of such importance and value. Special thanks and gratitude go to Porphyrios, Bishop of Neapolis, representative of the Church of Cyprus in the EU, without whose advice and support none of this would have been achieved, particularly in such a short time. “Because all things pass and all things that happen are recounted,” as Leontios Machairas writes, the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts and the Republic of Cyprus invite you to see and hear the recital concerning the Sweet Land of Cyprus. Loukia Loizou Hadjigavriel Curator 18
Maniera Cypria: Lemesos, Fabula, Historia, Memoria Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Lemesos 29 June – 12 August 2012 The engendering of ancient and medieval collective Cypriot memory into contemporary visual concepts, materials, forms and media gave rise to the exhibition ‘Maniera Cypria,’ which was curated and based on extensive research by Dr Nadia Anaxagorou, Director of the Cultural Services of the Municipality of Lemesos (Limassol). Archaeological findings unearthed in Lemesos and its vicinity, from the areas of Amathus, Pyrgos, Episkopi, Erimi and Kourion, and Byzantine icons from villages in the Lemesos district, including Monagri, Koilani, Pelendri, Amiantos and Arakapas, were displayed side by side in a fascinating discourse with contemporary art at the Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Carob Mill, Lemesos, from 29 June through 12 August 2012. Maniera Cypria was organised by the Municipality of Lemesos in collaboration with the Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation, the Department of Antiquities and the Holy Bishopric of Lemesos, under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Mr Efthemios Flourentzou, the Minister of Communications and Works, opened the exhibition on Friday, 29 June 2012. 27 Cypriot visual artists exhibited at Maniera Cypria, including: Angelos Makrides, Helene Black, Nikos Charalambides, Savvas Christodoulides, Andreas Chrysochos, Marianna Constanti, John Corbidge, Christos Foukaras, Demetrakis Gerokostas, Theodoulos Gregoriou, Yiota Ioannidou, Elina Ioannou, Kyriakos Kallis, Lia Lapithi, Maria Loizidou, Antonis Neophytou, Eleni Nikodemou, Lefteris Olympios, Stass Paraskos, Kypros Perdios, Christoforos Savva, George Skotinos, Socratis Socratous, Rinos Stefani, Lefteris Tapas, Susan Vargas and Panayiotis Vittis. Comprising paintings, sculptures, ceramics, installations and video-art, Maniera Cypria explored the penetrating conversation between contemporary works that further elaborate and reinterpret the Maniera Cypria of the past and delineate the Maniera Cypria of today. According to the curator, Dr Nadia Anaxagorou: “Pagan, mythological and Christian hagiographical significations, either in the form of ancient ceramic-sculptural idols and vessels or in the form of medieval painterly representations of saints and angels, extend View of the exhibition Maniera Cypria: Lemesos, Fabula, Historia, Memoria. Clockwise from left: Kyriakos Kallis, Bull, mixed media. Lefteris Olympios, Dei ex Machina, oil on linen, 200x200 cm. George Skotinos, Afternoon Bombing, acrylic, 165x245 cm. Clay figurine representing a warrior, Cypro-Archaic II (600-480 B.C.), from Episkopi-Kaloriziki, 13.8x8 cm. Elina Ioannou, Everyday objects, composition with stone, wood coated paper on plywood and two drums of limestone from Amathus. Kypros Perdios, Horse, bronze, 52x75x20 cm. 19
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