Correction - Paola Revenioti

The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre – Associated with the Pierides Foundation in collaboration with Accept-LGBT Cyprus organizes and presents the photo exhibition “Correction” with works by the Greek trans activist Paola Revenioti. The exhibition, taking place in the context of the Cyprus Pride Festival 2015, is curated by Christos Kyriakides. During the exhibition there will be screenings of Paola Revenioti’s recent documentary “Kaliarnta”.

The opening of the exhibition will be held on Wednesday, 3 June 2015, at 19:00, at the Municipal Arts Centre (NiMAC). The works will be displayed until Saturday, 13th of June.

Also, as part of the exhibition opening, Professor Zelia Gregoriou will have an open discussion with Paola Revenioti entitled “Zelia in conversation with Paola”. The dialogue between them will be open to the public and will begin at 19:30.

As it is already known, this is the same exhibition that opened its doors on 20 November 2014, at the Municipal Market of Nicosia, as part of the events of the Accept-LGBT Cyprus for the International Day of Remembrance commemorating Transgender Victims. The exhibition was forcefully interrupted the day after the opening by the police, which confiscated the works, on the grounds of public exhibition of lewd content. A general outcry followed, while NiMAC reacted instantly by issuing a written statement, in which it condemned both the censorship and the confiscation of the exhibition works, stressing that the role of an artwork in contemporary society is to activate and critically raise the public’s awareness in relation to the current socio-political realities. The statement expressed the hope that this would provide an excellent opportunity for a fruitful dialogue on the importance and necessity of protecting freedom of artistic expression and creation.

In this context, therefore, NiMAC considers that the Cypriot public should have the opportunity to see the exhibition, the “dismantling” of which, according to the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman), was “an unnecessary, disproportionate and repressive act”.

Opening Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 21:00