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Christoforos Savva's oeuvre was unparalleled in the incipient Cypriot art scene of the 1960s, appropriating and reinventing themes and styles, while involving references ranging from Greek and African Classical Art to Cypriot handicrafts, Folk Art, Informal Art, Pop, and avant-garde movements. The monograph is the result of a long-term research project that has its first iteration as a large-scale survey exhibition housed at the recently renovated modernist building of the State Gallery of Contemporary Art - SPEL, Nicosia. In May 2019, the exhibition will be part of the Cyprus Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The book contains reproductions of paintings as well as rare archival material such as sketchbook pages, historical photographs and documentation on the artist's life and practice.
Christoforos Savva (1924-1968) is one of the most groundbreaking Cypriot artists of the 20th Century. In 1960, Savva founded, together with Welsh artist Glyn Hughes, Apophasis [Decision], the first independent cultural center of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. In 1968, Savva was among the artists representing Cyprus in its inaugural Pavilion at the 34th Venice Biennale.
EXHIBITIONS
SPEL State Gallery of Contemporary Art Cyprus
31.1.-31.3.2019
Cyprus Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
11.5.-24.11.2019CHRISTOFOROS SAVVA (1924-1968) is one of the most groundbreaking Cypriot artists of the 20th Century. In 1960, Savva founded, together with Welsh artist Glyn Hughes, Apophasis [Decision], the first independent cultural center of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. In 1968, Savva was among the artists representing Cyprus in its inaugural Pavilion at the 34th Venice Biennale.
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CHRISTOFOROS SAVVA (1924–1968) gehört zu den bahnbrechendsten zypriotischen Künstlern des 20. Jahrhunderts. 1960 gründete Savva gemeinsam mit dem walisischen Künstler Glyn Hughes Apophasis [Decision], das erste unabhängige Kulturzentrum der neu begründeten Republik Zypern. 1968 gehörte Savva zu den Künstlern, die Zypern im ersten Pavillon des Landes bei der Biennale von Venedig vertraten.
Summary
Christoforos Savva’s œuvre was unparalleled in the incipient Cypriot art scene of the 1960s, appropriating and reinventing themes and styles, while involving references ranging from Greek and African Classical Art to Cypriot handicrafts, Folk Art, Informal Art, Pop, and avant-garde movements. The monograph is the result of a long-term research project that has its first iteration as a large-scale survey exhibition housed at the recently renovated modernist building of the State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL, Nicosia. In May 2019, the exhibition will be part of the Cyprus Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The book contains reproductions of paintings as well as rare archival material such as sketchbook pages, historical photographs and documentation on the artist’s life and practice.
Christoforos Savva (1924–1968) is one of the most groundbreaking Cypriot artists of the 20th Century. In 1960, Savva founded, together with Welsh artist Glyn Hughes, Apophasis [Decision], the first independent cultural center of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. In 1968, Savva was among the artists representing Cyprus in its inaugural Pavilion at the 34th Venice Biennale.
EXHIBITIONS
SPEL State Gallery of Contemporary Art Cyprus
31.1.–31.3.2019
Cyprus Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
11.5.–24.11.2019
CHRISTOFOROS SAVVA (1924–1968) is one of the most groundbreaking Cypriot artists of the 20th Century. In 1960, Savva founded, together with Welsh artist Glyn Hughes, Apophasis [Decision], the first independent cultural center of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. In 1968, Savva was among the artists representing Cyprus in its inaugural Pavilion at the 34th Venice Biennale.
Foreword
• First international monograph on one of the most influential Cypriot artists • Represented Cyprus in its inaugural Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1968 • Avant-garde of the 1960s at the edge of the European Art World
