Cyprus: art rebuilding society. A round table to put creativity in relation with the issues of one of the hottest area of the Mediterranean. February 25, 2006 at Cittadellarte
Within GOING PUBLIC 2006, Love Difference in collaboration with aMAZE - Cultural lab (Milan) organizes a round table on Cyprus: its human and territorial culture, geographies, social issues, the green line, the wall in the city of Nicosia, the activity of cooperation between the artistic communities in the North and the South of the island, and the forthcoming events, such as Manifesta 2006. The Cyprus case is very complex: it is not a case, therefore, than it has been chosen to host the sixth edition of Manifesta (www.manifesta.org). Manifesta, a biennial of young contemporary artists, represents one of the most important initiatives in the field of contemporary art, as an answer to political and social changes. On Saturday 25th of February at Cittadellarte, in occasion of the third Assembly of Love Difference Members, a round table will open in order to discuss the role that creativity can play in the political and social scene of Cyprus. Speakers will be: Michelangelo Pistoletto, artist and artistic director of Cittadellarte, a foundation working to inspire and produce a responsible change of the society through ideas creative projects; Claudia Zanfi, artistic director of aMAZelab, author of Going Public, a project of public and social art; Socrates Stratis, architect and urbanist from Nicosia (Cyprus), who will testimony of his search on the topic of the transformation of the territory; Sophia Karamani, art critic from Cyprus, member of the art group Social Gym, author of creative projects intended for a responsible change of the social sphere; H. Meyric Hughes, President of Manifesta, who will introduce to the public of Cittadellarte the Cypriot edition of Manifesta. The round table will begin at 5 p.m., open to the public. For further information: aMAZElab / Sara Maestrello: info@amaze.it

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