NICOSIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
United Nations Protected Area, Cyprus
2010 - 2013

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UNCOVERED is pleased to announce the book launch of UNCOVERED. Nicosia International Airport. Book 1, on Friday, 16th December, at 7pm, at Home for Cooperation, in the buffer zone, across from Ledra Palace.

During the book launch Jack Persekian will present a performance of Nablus Soap.

The book, edited by Basak Senova and Pavlina Paraskevaidou, includes texts by Alexander Galloway, Antonio Negri, Argyro Toumazou, Basak Senova, Bülent Diken, Dervis Zaim, Jack Persekian, Lamia Joreige, Marina Grzinic, Michael Hardt, Mushon Zer-Aviv, Niyazi Kizilyürek, Ozgul Ezgin, Pavlina Paraskevaidou, Pelin Tan, Socrates Stratis, Stavros Stavrides, and Jalal Toufic. Gökce Sekeroglu designed the book.

UNCOVERED. Nicosia International Airport. Book 1 documents the first phase of the project that culminated with an exhibition in September 2011, in Nicosia of the eight commissioned works by Andreas Savva Constantinos Taliotis, Demetris Taliotis, Görkem Müniroğlu, Gürgenç Korkmazel, Emre Yazgın, Erhan Öze, Socratis Socratous, Orestis Lambrou, Oya Silbery, Özge Ertanın, Vicky Pericleous, and Zehra Sonya. The book includes a number of essays on the themes of “memory”, “commons”, and “control mechanisms” that were explored in the exhibition, as well as a section devoted to the eight projects. The publication also introduces the archive that has been initiated as part of the research and concludes with the contributions of the speakers made during the panel discussion following the opening of the exhibition.

Venue: House for Cooperation, (buffer zone, across from Ledra Palace), Nicosia, Cyprus.
Date and Time: 16th December, 2011, 7pm
Editors: Pavlina Paraskevaidou and Basak Senova
Contributions: Alexander Galloway, Antonio Negri, Argyro Toumazou, Basak Senova, Bülent Diken, Dervis Zaim, Jack Persekian, Lamia Joreige, Marina Grzinic, Michael Hardt, Mushon Zer-Aviv, Niyazi Kizilyürek, Ozgul Ezgin, Pavlina Paraskevaidou, Pelin Tan, Socrates Stratis, Stavros Stavrides, and Jalal Toufic
Copy Editing and Proof Reading: Barbara Iacovou

The printing of the book is kindly supported by Phileleftheros Group.
The book is in part supported by The Open Society Foundations.