Limassol, Cyprus. The second edition of VIMA Art Fair will take place on May 15-17 at The Warehouse by IT Quarter in Limassol, bringing together artists, curators, galleries and the public for a three-day event. Organisers said the fair will host 150 artists and participants from more than 20 countries.
Galleries, curatorial project and new initiatives
This year’s programme includes commercial and non-profit galleries from Cyprus and 10 other countries, a curatorial project by Greek curator Kostas Stasinopoulos, and an extensive Parallel Programme spanning Limassol, Nicosia and beyond. The fair will also introduce an interactive programme and a creative experience for families created by museum partner AG Leventis Gallery.
The Waves Crashing programme
Stasinopoulos will present The Waves Crashing, a group exhibition and live programme including performances, film screenings and other events during the fair.
Participating artists include Diogo da Cruz, Manolis D Lemos, Stelios Kallinikou, Chrysanthi Koumianaki, Christos Kyriakides, Fallon Mayanja, Imani Mason Jordan, Serapis Maritime, Louiza Ntourou-Orlof, Thanasis Totsikas, Jeph Vanger and Paky Vlassopoulou.
A series of performances encompassing dance and sound will feature Nihal El Aasar, Lewis Walker, Magnus Westwell, along with a film programme presented onsite and at Rialto Theatre with works by Adham Faramawy, Valentin Noujaïm, Thomias Radin and P Staff.
Local takeovers and live-stage participation
The Waves Crashing will also include takeovers in which local collectives, non-profit organisations, artist groups and researchers will take over the live stages, with participation from Celadon Centre for Arts and Ecologies, Dance House Lemesos, Dance House Lefkosia, Korai project space, Koullou Makka Collective, Maria Hadjimichael and Sessions.
Parallel programme across multiple locations
Beyond The Warehouse by IT Quarter, the parallel programme will extend to other locations in Limassol and to Nicosia, Foinikaria and Platres, with exhibitions, open studios and talks.
125 Space will present Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body, a solo exhibition by Alexandria Coe. eins gallery will present A Disappearing Act, an Erroneous Camouflaging Featuring Newly-Produced and Revisited Works, a solo exhibition by Leontios Toumpouris.
The Edit Gallery will present The Greatest Nation Ever, the first solo exhibition by Yeti. Rehearsals in Placemaking, a transdisciplinary project with 15 artistic contributions, will be shown at Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki. Nearby, The Gallery 45 will present Lines That Do Not Hold, a group exhibition with Alix Marie, Kyveli Zoi, Maryam Khastoo and Natalia Papadopoulou curated by Sylvia Sachini.
At Spazio Altro, COMFORTIUM, an immersive exhibition exploring comfort as a sensory, emotional and political condition, will be presented at MeMeraki Artist Residency. Amanda Millet-Sorsa will present research from her residency exploring a green earth pigment found in Cyprus in the West Highlands near Nicosia. Pylon Art & Culture will present INTERIOR, a solo exhibition by Phanos Kyriacou. At PSI Foundation, an outdoor screening of La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) by Carl Theodor Dreyer will be projected onto the building’s seafront façade. At Cornaro Art Centre, SYNCLERY GALLERY will organise a pop-up exhibition titled Relics of a Woman by Maria Gvardeitseva, tracing the body at the threshold where experience takes form.
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