Contemporary Art from Cyprus: Politics, Identities, and Cultures across Borders

Synopsis

To what extent does locality influence contemporary art? Can any particular artistic practices be defined as uniquely Cypriot? And does art from Cyprus transcend Western boundaries once it enters the global art scene?This volume uses Cyprus as a case study for the exploration of notions of identity, regionalism, and the global and local in contemporary art practice; it is not, therefore, a complete historiography of contemporary Cypriot art. Rather, this critical text provides a theoretical and historical framework that frames and contextualizes art practices from Cyprus, while always relating these back to the international art world.Numerous current and pressing issues-all relevant beyond Cyprus-are investigated in this book including, but not limited to, art as capital, the emergence of the “periphery”, the importance of thriving localities, issues of memory and memorialization, archaeology, artists' identities, conflict and politics, social engagement, gender politics, and such curatorial alternatives as artist-run spaces. In doing all of this, Contemporary Art from Cyprus not only bears on current and future art practices in this region but highlights the importance of Cypriot art in a global context too.

Copyright:

2021

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350198654

Related ISBNs:

9781350198647

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

03/24/21

Copyrighted By:

Elena Stylianou, Evanthia Tselika and Gabriel Koureas

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Art and Architecture, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Elena Stylianou

Edited by:

Evanthia Tselika

Edited by:

Gabriel Koureas