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Eleni S. Nikita Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 2008, ISBN: 978-9963428649, pp. 472, p/b, Greek edition, CY£40.97/€70.00 The fifth volume in the series of Cypriot Artists of the twentieth century is dedicated to Christophoros Savva (1924-1968) and to his ground-breaking work. Savva has been justly characterised as one of the pioneers of contemporary art in Cyprus and his work has signalled the debut of a new era for Cypriot art. This volume is the result of the long and assiduous research of Dr Eleni S. Nikita. The reader can admire numerous photos of the works of Savva and become acquainted with the full range of his production and his plethoric personality.
paintings / zωγραφική Catalogue for the exhibition / Gloria Gallery
Rhea Bailey / Ρέα Μπεϊλυ Catalogue for the exhibition / Kasteliotissa Hall Nicosia
Architecture in Greece, Annual Review, 41/2007, Athens, 2007, ISSN: 0066-6262, pp.191, p/b, CY£29.40
Ministry of Education and Culture, Nicosia, 2007, ISBN: 978 1874044659, pp.115, h/b, CY£15.75 What else could this ‘pavilion’ for Cyprus represent other than something of the risk entailed in art that raises doubt as to the truths in the representations of our culture. Especially when our only reward might be to arrive at less secure ways of encountering this culture. It's a gesture in the right direction to go Nietzsche’s interest in the very making of work as a risk, and that it be driven by ‘interest’ as opposed to say, the ‘disinterestedness’ of Kant. Consider the ramifications of our time that Agamben has lamented and warned us against, when he states, ‘only because art has left the sphere of interest to become merely interesting do we [now] welcome it so warmly’. The works of Haris Epaminonda and Mustafa Hulusi presented in the Cyprus Pavilion show what might be at stake in the manipulation and circulation of images in a culture - and in Cyprus in particular – all the while being ‘possessed’ of them. Epaminonda for example speaks of her work as ‘losing a sense of authorship…loosening thought’. They question how to propose meanings, or to construct a new ‘scene’ that is not compromised by the absorption of the failures of modernity, born of the fantasies of the enlightenment, and the international diplomacy that has trailed in its wake, to leave Cyprus as a divided country.
En Tipis Publications, Nicosia, 2007, ISBN:978-9963654420, pp.117, p/b, CY£10.50 George Kepolas has brought the old tradition of Byzantine Mosaic Art back to life and with his brother Alkis, brought hagiography into the 21 century as well. Hagiography, literally the “writing of the saints” has a long history, and includes the painting of icons and of course Mosaic Art. Kepolas was born in Athienou in 1956. He attended the Pan Cyprian gymnasium and the Neocleous College. After completing his military service he went to New York - USA where he studied fine arts at the National Academy of Fine Arts. He went on to Greece for three years and specialized in Byzantine Hagiography and Mosaics. In 1984 together with his brother Alkis and his associate Nicos Chritodoulides established the Workshop for Hagiography and Mosaic Art in Nicosia. Their work can be found in Cyprus as well as abroad. Kepolas also created the icons for the book "Nicosia" with poetry from Michalis Hadjipieri, Nishe Yasin and Niyazi Kizilyurek. One of Kepolas' monumental works, is at Kykkos Monastery. Taking 4 years to complete, it consists of 25 compositions portraying parables from the Bible. Situated outside the church at the monastery, they carry on the tradition of Byzantine art as an art form for communicating with the people.
Catalogue for the exhibition held in Nicosia, November 2006 - June 2007.
Irene Gludowacz, Susanne van Hagen & Phillipe Chancel Thames & Hudson, 2005, ISBN 0500512566, pp.240, 208 illustrations, h/b, d/j, CY£37.80 The lure of the hunt, the thrill of the chase, that moment of discovery when dream and ideal meet in a single object – this is the collector’s world. To the collector, the world is their oyster, full of hidden pearls ready to be plucked down and shown to the greatest advantage among the other spoils of their obsession. Art and antiques experts, designers and couturiers, artists
and entrepreneurs open their doors and their hearts to give us a rare view of
some of the world’s most intriguing collections. But not just any collections:
in these pages you’ll find opulent assemblages distinguished by their rarity,
eclecticism and, most of all, by the style and flair with which they’ve been
incorporated into the home setting.
Robin Cormack Oxford University Press, 1999, Oxford History of Art Series, ISBN: 0192842110, pp. 248, numerous colour plates, halftones, and line illustrations, p/b, CY£13.65 The coverage of this book focuses on the art of Constantinople from 330 to 1453 and the stages this went through in reaction to historical circumstances as the city progressed from the Christian centre of the Eastern Roman Empire, to the crisis of attack from the new religion of Islam, to revived medieval splendour and then, after the Latin capture of 1204 and the reoccupation by Byzantine after 1261, to a period of cultural reconciliation with east and west. The book shows how changes in society led to changes in art by focusing on particular cases and objects.
Donald Preziosi and Louise Hitchcock Oxford University Press, 1999, Oxford History of Art Series, ISBN: 012842080, pp. 272, numerous colour plates, halftones, and line illustrations, p/b, CY£13.65 The amazing discovery of the 'first European civilization' in Crete, Greece and the Aegean islands during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was beyond what anyone had imagined. Beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c .1000 BCE), this is the first comprehensive introduction to the visual arts and architecture of this extraordinary era. This book introduces the reader to the historical and social contexts within which the arts - pottery, gold, silver, and ivory objects, gravestone reliefs, frescoes, and architecture - of the Aegean area developed. It examines the functions they served, and the ways in which they can be read as evidence for the interactions of many different peoples and societies in the eastern Mediterranean. It also provides an up-to-date critical historiography of the field in its relationship to the growth of ancient art history, archaeology, and museology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving a contemporary audience a clear appreciation of what has been at stake in the uncovering and reconstruction of this ancient society. Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, 2002, ISBN: 9608074134, pp.183, h/b, d/j, CY£14.70 The book published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Wrack of Serenity" at Fortezza Castle, May - July 2002
Panayiotis Agapitos (editing & translating) ISBN: 9963820735, pp.125, p/b, CY£
Gallery Gloria, Nicosia, 2007, pp. 57, p/b, CY£5.25
Catalogue for the exhibition World of Our Forefathers, paintings by Christos
Foukaras.
Methesis, Nicosia, ISSN: 9963903606, CY£4.90 The colour photos are the depiction of the glances of Christos Ierides. Illustrations: Maria Ierides. Editing: METHESIS.
The Leventis Municipal Museum, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963575536, pp.192, h/b, CY£21.00 The album, superbly illustrated with more then 200 colour photographs of works of art, takes the reader on a voyage through history of Nicosia and of Leventis Municipal Museum collections.
Ελένη Παπαδημιτρίου Cultural Centre of Laiki Bank, Nicosia, 1995, ISBN: 9963422241, pp. 191, p/b, large format, CY£
Δέσπω Φρειδερίκου Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963919405, pp. 125, p/b, CY£8.00
Δέσπω Φρειδερίκου Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 99639194123, pp. 125, p/b, CY£5.00
Ελένη Λάμπρου, Ευφροσύνη Ριυοπούλου - Ηγουμενίδου Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963001114, pp. 171, p/b, CY£
Ευφροσύνη Ριυοπούλου - Ηγουμενίδου Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963658113, pp. 288, h/b, CY£24.40
Giuseppina Trentini Giuseppina Trentini edition, 2006, no ISBN, bi-lingual (English & Greek), pp. 67, p/b, CY£9.45 Lovely publication dedicated to the women of Ayias Marinas Street in Stroumbi (Cyprus), as a memory of author's visit to the Stroumbi and gratitude to its women
International Foundation Manifesta, Amsterdam - Manifesta 6, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963920802, pp. 95, p/b, CY£10.50 This publication is part of the research for Manifesta 6, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, which will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus from 23 September to 17 December 2006. At its beginning Manifesta was not intended strictly as a biennale exhibition - rather it was conceptualized as a fairly open structure with a goal to create a meaningful, long term cultural dialogue and to build stronger links between east and west Europe's artists and art audiences. These aims emphasized a more significant type of participation of Eastern European artists in the European art scene - beyond a shallow multicultural approach common at that time. The complexity of Cyprus and Nicosia - a culturally and politically divided site, geographically isolated and located closer to the Middle East than to Europe - creates a unique opportunity to revisit the original mandate of Manifesta and to re-think its form and functions. In so doing, activating Manifesta's capacity to be a catalyst for energizing cultural production, institutions and discourse in the region. (From the Manifesta 6 Press Conference) More information: Manifesta International Foundation / Manifesta 6, Nicosia
Ministry of Education and Culture - Revolver Verlag, Nicosia - Frankfurt am Main, 2005, Catalogue for Bienalle di Venezia - 51. International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, ISBN: 8495457555, pp.93, p/b, CY£ The Cyprus pavilion for this year's Venice Biennale presents Konstantia Sofokleous (1974) and Panayiotis Michael (1966), two artists whose works for the pavilion comprise drawings on paper, wall interventions and animations. Both artists research how every one of us is a rational actor carrying subjective rights and private inclinations in societies transformed into a Gravy Planet - a place were you are not allowed to miss the gravy train. Although the exhibition is based on two individual presentations, the full project must be seen from the viewpoint of a shared aim: to investigate mechanisms that allow us to locate our universe of private worries within the public sphere. By working in a very personal manner and based on the study of how each of us perceives and acts in socio-political and geographical situations that define our daily lives, both artists have striven to find meaningful resources in order to create a space where new values acquire form.
Michalis P. Georgiou En Tipis Publications, Nicosia, Cyprus, ISBN: 9963654177, pp.90, p/b, large format, CY£13.65 The publication is dedicated to the musician, tutor and craftsman Michalis Georgiou on the occasion of opening of the exhibition "Recreations of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments". The main objective in the recreation of ancient Greek musical instruments in their original form is to discover that unique resonance which helps us to become more aware and better perceive the resonance of the universe.
Unknown publisher. ISBN: 9963917909, pp.257, h/b, large format, CD Rom with all images of paintings, CY£31.50 Book published to honour Glyn Hughes' retrospective exhibition covering the last fifty years of his career. The exhibition tour commences in Wrexham November 2005.
Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 996391991X, pp.94, p/b, large format, CY£21.00 Book on Joann Jones' paintings and major retrospective of her work over past twenty years. "Joanna Jones' paintings unreveal her being. Like the unfurling of a draper's tight roll of cloth, they reveal her consciousness as her body presses paint into waves of light and form." (Foreword by Garo Keheyan)
Eleni Papademetriou En Tipis Publications, Nicosia, 2005, 996365410X, pp.109, large format p/b, CY£13.65 The present book complements and completes the first ("The Modern Pottery of Lapithos", published in 1974), and is dedicated to the humble craftsmen of Lapithos, who had robust, inherited values and lived a life full of all the difficulties and the narrow confines of their means. Pottery of Lapithos is regardes as the last link in a chain of the medieval glazed pottery of Cyprus.
Stella M. Lubsen – Admiraal Goulandri Foundation – Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, 2004, ISBN: 9607064410, pp. 385, Greek and English editions available, p/b, large format, beautifully illustrated, CY£35.20 The detailed catalogue of the Thanos N. Zintilis Collection of Cypriote Antiquities, which is on permanent display on the 3rd floor of the Museum of Cycladic Art. Introductory texts, chronological charts, maps and more than 780 catalogue entries (all with colour photographs) provide a comprehensive picture of Cypriote culture from the Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BC) to the early Byzantine era. The author of the catalogue, St. M. Lubsen-Admiraal, was the curator of the Zintilis Collection in the Allard Pierson Museum of Amsterdam. Maria Tolis, who has edited the volume, is the current curator of the collection in the Museum of Cycladic Art.
Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition “Theotokos / Madonna” at the Multipurpose Exhibition Hall in the Hellenic Bank Head Office in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 1 to 31 July 2005 Catalogue edited by: Stefano G. Casu, Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou, Yiannis Toumazis Pierides Foundation, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963907113, pp.133, large format p/b, CY£15.75
Umit Inatchi, Anna Marangou, Marina Schiza, Yiannis Toumazis New Cyprus Association, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963912605, pp.309, h/b, large format, text in English, Turkish and Greek, CY£ The idea behind this publication was to write a book on Cypriot Art during the 20th century, with particular emphasis on the younger generation of artists, those born after the island’s independence in 1960. It was an idea of the New Cyprus Association… What was envisaged was a book that would record the course of art in the Greek and Turkish Cypriot Community… (From the Preface)
Nicosia, 2004, ISBN: 9963855407, pp. 97, p/b, CY£15.75 …Living in India between
the ages 7 and 12 , Melina now speaks of the continuous presence of an
imperceptible yet unpredictable line between reality and imagination. “In my
mind a distinction between what was real and what was unreal often did not
exist. Colours that were not supposed to be next to each other always appeared
so.” She adds, “I have memories of India that are clearer then those of
yesterday – I experienced so much there but did not, and perhaps still do not,
fully understand them. There was an unrelenting sense of mystery and of
unanswerable questions.” This sense of mystery evinced by the sueded colours and
merging of shapes in Melina’s work takes on an almost orchestral and symphonic
expression…
Vassos Karageorghis et al A.G.Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963560652, pp. 167, d/j, CY£21.00 Interest in Cypriote archaeology in Russia has been minimal, or non-existent, for a long period of time. This is quite understandable, considering that Cypriote archaeology only really started to flourish as a scholarly discipline after the first quarter of the twentieth century, at a time when scholarly priorities in the Soviet Union did not include the study of the archaeological past of the east Mediterranean. There was. however, a limited interest at the end of the 19th century, when collectors and museums in various capitals of Europe showed interest in acquiring objects of ancient Cypriote art, which were available as a result of the activities in Cyprus of Luigi Palma di Cesnola and others. Like all other great museums of that time, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg was very keen to acquire Cypriote antiquities, and Cesnola himself was keen to sell to St. Petersburg. In fact, as early as 1870, Cesnola wrote to the Keeper of Antiquities of the Museum, Leo Stefani, suggesting that the Hermitage should buy the whole of his collection, which at that time amounted to five thousand objects.1 He mentioned, as an incentive, the fact that the British Museum and the Louvre had already purchased vases from him. The Keeper of the Hermitage passed the offer to the Director-General of the Imperial Hermitage Museum, Stepan Alexandrovich Gedeonov, General of the Ministry of the Imperial Court of His Majesty the Emperor Alexander II, stressing the fact that the Hermitage should not Hose its standing among other museums'. Stefani was thus authorized to buy three painted vases, two male heads, two limestone statues and two terracotta statues, spending 6(100 francs, which amounted to about $1200. When the discoveries at Golgoi were made, Cesnola first proposed that the Hermitage should buy the whole lot, suggesting that a warship be sent to collect the antiquities. Hoftncister urged the Minister of the Imperial Court Vladimir Theodonovitch Adlerberg not to miss this opportunity and to purchase these 'antiquities of a new kind'. The Assistant Keeper of the Hermitage, Johannes Docll, should go to Cyprus and catalogue the collection, for which Cesnola fixed a price of 80,000 roubles ($80,000) and he also demanded that the collection be exhibited in the Hermitage as 'the Cesnola Collection', But for some mysterious reason, the initial offer was soon withdrawn by the Russians, who were now asking for some good pieces for the price of 3.000 roubles ($3,000). In the meantime Doell delivered a communication at St. Petersburg on the 12th December 1872, and in 1873 he published Die Sammlung Cesnola in St. Petersburg in German, with 17 finegravures, in the Memoires de l’Academie Imperiale des Sciences de. St. Petersbourg (VII Serie, Tome XIX, no. 4). So ended the story. The Hermitage lost the chance of acquiring the Cesnola Collection, which was destined to be sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is hard to say what the fate of the Cesnola Collection would have been in Russia after the October Revolution, had it been acquired by the Hermitage, or whether it would have generated some interest among Soviet scholars. Perhaps it might have done, considering the continued interest in the Soviet Union in the art and archaeology of (he Greek Colonies of the northern Black Sea area. The involvement of the Hermitage in the affair of the acquisition of the Cesnola Collection illustrates how the various museums in Europe and America vied with each other as to which museum would make better acquisitions of works of art; at the same time it also shows the anxiety of Cesnola to sell the whole of his collection to one museum, by trying to put the various museums in competition so as to achieve his intentions more quickly and more profitably. In the introductory history of each of the three collections which arc kept in the three main museums of the Russian Federation (the State Historical Museum, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the State Hermitage Museum), the reader will be informed about the way these three museums acquired their Cypriote collections of antiquities, mainly through requisitions and gifts. Although there is nothing of extraordinary importance (there are very few stone sculptures and almost no bronzes or jewellery), the three collections are quite representative of the art of ancient Cyprus, particularly that of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. There are some good specimens of pottery and terracottas and also interesting stone sculptures. Most of the objects described in the catalogue arc published for the first lime. The aim is to make these collections known to specialists in Cypriote art and archaeology, but also to generate interest among the Curators of these three museums to exhibit their collections and also among young Russians and the public in general to become interested in the ancient art of a country which attracts thousands of tourists from the Russian Federation every year. (Introduction by Vassos Karageorghis)
Chrisabthos Christou - Eleni Kanthou Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2005; two volumes, text in Greek; ISBN VOL1:9963428223, pp. 261; ISBN VOL2: 9963428231, pp.381; h/b, d/j, large format, CY£58.00
Catalogue for the exhibition held at State Gallery of Cyprus Contemporary Art, 18 March - 24 April 1996, and The Hellenic Centre London, 14 May - 15 June 1996 Cultural Services, Ministry of Education and Culture - A.G. Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus, pp.187, p/b, bi-lingual (Greek and English), CY£15.75 Kanthos was a pioneer in the full sense of the word as teacher, painter, engraver and stage designer. He served in all these fields with gravity, modesty and sincerity. It is for this that the State honours him, presenting examples of his ability and character. I am sure that through the examples of his work in this publication, the reader and viewer will perceive the genuiness of the artist and the excellent quality of his work. Musical, chromatic harmony, as well as simplicity and nobleness are evident in every case. There is nothing loud, excessive or unnecessary. The artist truly loves his country and he depicts it truly with inspiration and lyricism. An unrivalled master of drawing, composition and combination of colours, he does not seek to impress with his technique but rather makes it servant of his personal vision, so that he succeeds in moving specialists and non-specialists alike. (From the Address by the Director of the Cultural Services)
ΤΗΛΕΜΑΧΟΣ ΚΑΝΘΟΣ, Η ζωή κι' ο κόσμος του Eleni Kanthou, Ed. Nicosia, 1996, ISBN: 9963813208, pp.190, p/b, text in Greek, CY£31.50
En Tipis, Nicosia, 2002, ISBN: 9963584527, p/b, large format, CY£20.00 I feel certain chat this significant
publication, consisting of Dr Savvas Kokkinos' scholarly text and Katia
Christodoulou's photographs, will give the reader a taste of the partly
occupied, divided capital of Cyprus and the tragedy it lives to this day, under
circumstances which are an insult to 21 st century civilization.
En Tipis, Nicosia, 1999, ISBN: 9963820727, p/b, alrge format, CY£28.00 "I took my first walk around the city when
I was twelve years old. At the time I was staying in the historical House of
Hadjigeorgakis Cornessios, which was then being occupied by its owners. I
experienced the leisurely pace of everyday life within the city walls, its
varied sounds and scents; I was enchanted by its light and colour, came to love
its people.
En Tipis Publication, Nicosia, 2003, ISBN: 9963584969, pp.185, p/b, large format, CY£21.00 “The biggest part of Constantinou's work is
geometric art. Shapes like the square and the circle are illusory, outside the
natural forms that we come across in every day life. Usually they declare an art
that is abstract, cerebral, laboratory like. It is true that geometry is an old
science, born, it is said, in ancient Egypt, when the floods of the Nile
destroyed field boundaries, and mathematicians developed methods with which they
could find them after the waters had returned to the river bed.
Vassos Karageorghis A.G.Leventis Foundation, Athens, 2004, ISBN: 9607037529, pp. 143, p/b, large format, lots of illustrations, CY£ This volume, published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, examines the role of the Foundation in publishing and displaying collections of Cypriote antiquities in foreign museums.
Watercolours and pen-and-ink drawings by Phillipe Delord, text by Christine Demillier Gallimard/Hathor, 2004, ISBN: 9963-9019-0-5, pp.125, h/b, d/j, large format, CY£25.00 For the second time, Phillipe Delord has retraced the footsteps of the 18th century French artist Louis-Francis Cassas. After Alexandria, Delord's work has taken him to the island of Cyprus where he searched for the places his predecessor drew. Dellord's travelogue reveals the multiple influence that have marked Cyprus day after day, while the reality of the island, beyond the touristy image of the seaside resorts, emerges in full. Here is a country with 8.000 years of civilization, as it enters the European era.
Lefkara Municipality, Nicosia 2004, pp.99, large format p/b, ISBN 9963 8947 0 4, CY£18.00 A man with an exceptional yet unassuming compassion, George Michael Korniotis trained at life’s school, where destitution and hard work were the order of the day. He started painting at the age of 72, out of a need to find a pastime - “just like a woman who embroiders”. Through his work, he narrated his life and his country’s history, traditions and beauty “with naivety and without fallacy”, as his friend and wood engraver Hambis Tsangaris comments with affection in his introduction. There are numerous beautiful illustrations of the artist’s work as well as photographs from his life.
This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition Bodyworks - Sports and Contemporary Art at the Municipal Arts Centre in Nicosia. Photographs, installations and other works of art are reproduced here, as well as biographical notes on each contributing artist.
Pantheon Gallery, Nicosia, 2004, ISBN: 9963864422, pp. 472, h/b, CY£ "Cyprus Artists" is one volume treasury of artistic Cypriot history including all Cypriot artists and their work. Despite the limitations of mere catalogue it is a tribute to all artists who have strived to enrich Cyprus' culture and artistic heritage.
Traditional
Craftsmen of Cyprus Nicosia
Municipality, 1982, ISBN: 9963-42-203-9, pp.142, text in English, Greek and
German, CY£6 Craftsmen
included: Potter, Basket Weaver (hard baskets),
Basket Weaver (soft baskets), Coppersmith, Galvaniser, Cutler,
Wood-carver, Chair-maker, Mason, Chandler, Silk Spinner, Weaver, Boot-maker,
Quilter and Saddler.
Antonis
Danos, ed. University
of Cyprus, Nicosia, 2003, ISBN: 9963-584-87-X, bi-lingual (Greek and English),
pp.75, colour reproductions of 29 contributing artists’ works, p/b, CY£5
Catalogue
for the exhibition held in Diatopos Centre of Contemporary Art, Nicosia, 5-11
March 2004 as part of the Conference on Gender in the Mediterranean: Emerging
Discourses and Practices (5-7 March 2004, Nicosia, Cyprus), organised by
Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies and Intercollege Nicosia Mediterranean
Institute for Gender Studies and Intercollege Nicosia, 2004, pp.14, CY£5
Edited
by Daphne Nikita Larnaca
Municipality and Pierides Foundation, Larnaca, 2000, ISBN:9963-603-22-X, pp.108,
p/b, large format, bi-lingual (English and Greek), CY£10 The work
of self-taught
naïve
painter, Michalis Kashalos, sums up the image of
Cyprus from ancient times to the 20th century…Cyprus folk art
undoubtedly show signs of the many influences from all historical periods that
Cyprus went through, from the Greeks to the Assyrians, and from the
Byzantines to the Venetians…Old Kashalos’ paint brush, with a youthful
freshness and a teenage sense of observation, renders this complicated Cypriot
character better then anyone else… (From
the Introduction by Demetris Z. Pierides, Chairman of the Pierides Foundation)
Eleni Nikita The second volume in the series of great
Cypriot artists of the twentieth-century is dedicated to the monumental work of
the painter Adamantios Diamantis (1900-1994), an avant-garde The World of Cyprus
(1967-72) "a world that tends to disappear..." The print is 11 x 113.5 centimetres. Original
painting has actual size 17.50 x 1.75 meters - Acrylic on 11 separate canvases.
CY£4.20
Catalogue
with images of sculptures by famous Cypriot artist published by Ministry of
Education and Culture – Cultural Services for Venice Biennale 1999
Nadia
Anaxagorou Municipality
of Limassol, 2003, ISBN: 9963-597-03-3, pp. 111, large format, h/b, CY£20.00 The summers of 1999, 2000 and 2001 were landmarks in Limassol’s cultural evolution, with the organisation by the Municipality of three successive Sculpture Symposia, destined to transform a key spot of the city into an open-air museum. Cypriot, Greek and international artists, were asked to take part. Their finished works, which are now being enjoyed by scores of people, are presented here, with a profile of each artist by the author.
Preface by Amin Maalouf
Vassos Karageorghis A.G.Leventis Foundation – National Archaeological Museum
of Athens, Athens 2003, ISBN 960-7037-41-3, pp.151, numerous colour
illustrations, p/b, CY£15 This is the first time that 237 representative objects of the so far little-known Cypriote collection in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens have been presented both to the scholarly world and to the general public. It is fairly certain that most of this collection was obtained through gifts of individuals and organisations and it serves as a reminder not only of the peculiarities of Cypriote art but also of its Hellenic identity.
Karageorghis Vassos, Ed. A.G.Leventis Foundation – Royal Ontario Museum, Nicosia, 2003, ISBN 9963-560-56-3, p/b, pp.150, CY£18.00
Vassos karageorghis The J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2002, h/b, d/j, ISBN: 0-89236-679-6, large format, pp.229, CY£48.00 This title is a panorama of two periods of Cypriote archaeology - the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600-1150 BC) and the Geometric and Archaic Periods (ca. 1050-500 BC) - that have been in the spotlight as a result of the renewed interest in the study of Phoenician civilization and the Phoenician expansion to the west, in which Cyprus played a leading role. The periods covered in this book are of supreme importance in the development of the ancient civilization of Cyprus, and special attention is paid to the interconnections in the Mediterranean in order to explain the phenomena of Cypriote culture.
Vassos
Karageorghis et al A.G.Leventis
Foundation – Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Nicosia, 2003,
ISBN 9963560555, p/b, large format,
pp.367, CY£35.00 The
Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm is the only museum in the world, apart from the
Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, which boasts the possession of a unique collection
of Cypriote antiquities discovered by means of systematically conducted
excavations. The book gives introductory articles about the Swedish-Cyprus
Expedition 1927-1931, sites excavated and the Cyprus collection in Medelhavsmuseet.
In the catalogue descriptions the heading is followed by the provenance of the
object, the inventory number, date, discussion and bibliography for 379
artefacts. Hundreds of colour photographs of objects are shown
Vassos
Karageorrghis Bank of
Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2002, h/b,
d/j,
ISBN: 9607037294,
large format, 442 colour illustrations, pp.339, £32 (also in Greek) This collection, which was donated to the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in 1999 and is permanently exhibited in its museum in Nicosia, consists of items that date from the Early Bronze Age until the mediaeval period. The highlight of the collection is its Mycenaean pottery, which is the most important after that of the Cyprus Museum, the British Museum, the Medelhavsmuseet and the Louvre.
Bank of
Cyprus Cultural Foundation – Holy Bishopric of
Morphou, Nicosia, 2002,
ISBN 9963-42-806-1, h/b, d/j,
large format,
pp.501, £35 (also in Greek) This book was published to accompany an exhibition of the same name, held at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in Nicosia in 2002. The exhibits and objects covered in this volume, although only a small sample of the vast religious treasure of the diocese, are nevertheless representative of Cyprus’ Byzantine inheritance between the 9th and 19th centuries. As the Bishop of Morphou so eloquently says in his introduction, what is on display here is “the personality of our culture”.
Sophocles
Sophocleous Association for the Protection of the Monuments of Palaichori, 2002, ISBN 9963 7821 7 5, p/b, bi-lingual (English and Greek), large format, pp.356, £25 This book is the fruit of ten years’ involvement of the Centre for the Cultural Heritage in the preservation of the heritage – the natural environmental and the cultural, and more general and archaeological heritage – of the two historic communities of Palaichori. What is offered here is a first rudimentary publication of a part of the heritage of the two Palaichoria, with a selection of colour photographs.
Stavros
G. Lazarides Athens,
1987, pp.288, bi-lingual (English and Greek text); h/b, dust jacket, £14; p/b,
£8
Cartoons of Cyprus Anne
Glynnis Fawkes Moufflon Publications Limited, Cyprus, 2001, ISBN 9963 642 00 4, pp.77, p/b, £5 [sole distributor] ‘Cartoons
of Cyprus’ is made up of seventy ink drawings inspired by Fawkes’s
experience as an illustrator of the landscape and finds of archaeological digs
in Cyprus. “Reflecting the humour and humanity of the ancient Cypriots – and
of modern-day archaeologists – the cartoons express the funny side of what can
sometimes seem rather a serious business.”
Paintings
by Anne
Glynnis Fawkes Hellenic Publications, Nicosia, 2001, ISBN 9963427006, pp.60, h/b, dust jacket, £30 [sole distributor] 60 pages of text in Greek and English with drawings in ink and watercolour. Preface by: Vassos Karageorghis / Introduction by Anne Glynnis Fawkes This book of paintings by American artist Fawkes brings to life the archaeological sites of Cyprus. In some of the paintings, the ruins are populated by ancient figures and artefacts, in others the antiquities speak for themselves. ‘Archaeology Lives in Cyprus’ presents a unique and panoramic view of Cyprus’ monuments from the past. The book is bi-lingual, Greek and English, and was sponsored by the Hellenic Bank.
Rita C. Severis Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 2000, ISBN 0 85667 522 9, pp.278, 350 illustrations, h/b, large format, dust jacket, £30 The Russian monk Basil Grigorovich Barskii, the Italian Luigi Mayer, the romantic Frenchman Louis Francois Cassas, the Austrian naturalists Seebot and Kotchy and the British Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, Tristram Ellis, Gladys Peto and David Bomberg are but a few of the travelling artists that visited the island over a span of two-and-a-half centuries. Their perceptions on paper and canvas present the island’s past, which although to sight lost, remains through their artwork, to memory dear. |
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Triptycha
ART
AWARE II
Byzantine
Art
Aegean
Art and Architecture
Cyprus
- a Treat for the Soul
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ΚΟΜΨΟ ΑΝΤΡΙΚΟ ΚΟΣΤΟΥΜΙ
Αμμώδεις
μάργες
Notes
for an Art School
Gravy
Planet
The
Quest for the Resonance of the Universe
Glyn
Hughes
Joanna
Jones
Modern
glazed pottery of Cyprus - Lapithos ware
Ancient
Cypriote Art. The Thanos N. Zintilis Collection
Θεοτόκος
Cyprus
Art in the 20th Century 
Ancient
Cypriote Art in Russian Museums 
ΤΗΛΕΜΑΧΟΣ
ΚΑΝΘΟΣ
Telemachos
Kanthos 1910 - 1993
By
the Hand of Attila
Nikos
Kouroussis - The Silent Cry of the City
Dimitris
Constantinou - Sculpture
The
A.G.Leventis Foundation and the Collections of Cypriote Antiquities in Foreign
Museums
Cyprus
Bodyworks
Cyprus
Artists
Adamantios
Diamantis. His Life and Work 
artist in modern Cypriot art. The result of many years of painstaking research
by Eleni S. Nikita, this volume allows us to enjoy Diamantis' works and at the
same time provides useful biographical and bibliographical information, as well
as a well-documented analysis of his work and his contribution to modern Cypriot
painting. 
Early
Cyprus - Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Ancient
Art from Cyprus in the collection of George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides
Palaichoria
– Centuries of Heritage
Panorama of Cyprus: Picture Postcards of Cyprus 1899-1930
Archaeology Lives in Cyprus
Travelling
Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960