Art History and Theory Research Lab:
The main aim of the Art History and Theory Research Lab is the establishment and maintenance of an environment that encourages encounters, debates and the formulation of research proposals and theoretical exchanges, and which constitutes a framework within to produce bibliographical and other material, in relation to research-theoretical fields, as detailed below.
The lab’s activity centres on research for the production of text-based and audio-visual material, which concerns:
The lab’s production includes, among others, the completion of doctoral dissertations, as well as the development of collaborations, including the attraction of funding from sources outside the university, with the aim of multimedia work production.
International Journals and Edited Volumes (refereed):
Antonis Danos, “The oeuvre of Georgios Pol. Georgiou: eclecticism, native 'primitivism', and cosmopolitanism in the 'periphery' as 'other' modernism” [in Greek]. In Areti Adamopoulou, Lia Yioka, Konstantinos I. Stephanis, eds, Istoria tis Technis: Issues of History, Methodology, and Historiography (Athens: Association of Greek Art Historians / Gutenberg, 2019): 441-459.
Antonis Danos, “Mediterranean Modernisms: The art of Cypriot Artist Christoforos Savva.” In Yasser Elhariry and Edwige Tamalet Talbayev, eds, Critically Mediterranean: Temporalities, Aesthetics, and Deployments of a Sea in Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018): 77-110.
Antonis Danos, “Idealist ‘grand visions’, from Nikolaos Gyzis to Konstantinos Parthenis: the unacknowledged symbolist roots of Greek modernism”, in Michelle Facos and Thor Mednick eds., Reassessing the Symbolist Roots of Modernism (Ashgate, 2015): 11-22.
Klitsa Antoniou and Antonis Danos, «'Writing Trauma:' Giving Voice to a Wound that Seems to Defy Representation, in Contemporary Cypriot Art». intervalla:platform for intellectual exchange 2, "Trauma, Abstraction, and Creativity" (2014): 34-54. http://www.fus.edu/intervalla/volume-2-trauma-abstraction-and-creativity/34
Antonis Danos, “Hybrid Landscapes and Soundscapes, and the Ideologies of Borders”, in Denise Robinson, ed., Through the Roadblocks: Realities in Raw Motion (Limassol, 2014):187-194.
Antonis Danos, “Twentieth-Century Greek Cypriot Art: An 'Other' Modernism on the Periphery.” Journal of Modern Greek Studies, Vol. 32, n. 2 (October 2014):217-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mgs.2014.0050
Antonis Danos, “The Little Black Fish: Experiencing Place, Homeland, and Identity in an Exhibition of Contemporary Cypriot art”. Kunapipi [Journal of Postcolonial Writing & Culture], vol. 33, nos 1-2 (2011):247-266. [https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1502&context=kunapipi]
Antonis Danos, “Nikolaos Gyzis’s The Secret School and an Ongoing National Discourse.” Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, vol. 1, n. 2 (Autumn 2002): http://www.19thc-artworldwide.org/index.php/autumn02/258-nikolaos-gyziss-the-secret-school-and-an-ongoing-national-discourse.
Antonis Danos, “The culmination of aesthetic and artistic discourse in 19th-century Greece: Periklis Yannopoulos and Nikolaos Gyzis.” Journal of Modern Greek Studies, vol. 20, n. 1 (May 2002):75-112 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mgs.2002.0005].
Books – Monographs & Chapters:
Antonis Danos, “The Bitter Lemons of Cyprus: Lawrence Durrell’s poetic-imperialist musings in the (colonial) Mediterranean” [in Greek]. In Nikos Daskalothanasis, ed., History and Theory of Art: In Honour of Niki Loizide (Athens: futura Publications, in collaboration with the Dept. of Fine Arts, Cyprus Univ. of Technology, 2019): 245-260.
Antonis Danos, Cypriot Artists: the second generation. Vol. 1 (Nicosia: The Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, 2009).
Tonia Loizou, Antonis Danos, Cypriot Artists: the second generation. Vol. 2. Edited by Antonis Danos (Nicosia: The Cultural Centre of the Marfin Laiki Bank, 2009).
Audio-Visual Material:
Antonis Danos, research and script, Yannis Yapanis, photography direction–cinematography, Christoforos Savva 1924–1968 [documentary] (Cyprus University of Technology and The Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus, 2011).
Exhibition Catalogues – Artists’ Monographs – Art Magazines (selection):
Antonis Danos, “The Mediterranean as Anti-Hegemonic Heterotopia.” In Hesperia Iliadou de Subplajo-Suppiej, ed., Maleth / Haven / Port: Heterotopias of Evocation (Arts Council Malta & Mousse Publishing, 2019): 40-47.
Antonis Danos, editor–texts, The Times of Cyprus [Limassol: ΕΚΑΤΕ, Ministry of Education and Culture, and Cyprus University of Technology, 2010].
Antonis Danos, “Rebellious bodies: their destruction, and the influence of their lives and deaths,” in The Little Land Fish [Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture] (Istanbul: EMAA, 2010):18-23.
Antonis Danos, “Klitsa Antoniou: Mine Face,” in TempusArti: route actuele kunst (Overwinden: Tempus Art – Drieluik vzw, 2009), n. pag.
Antonis Danos, “Klitsa Antoniou: Demining,” in Personal-Political: biennale 2 [Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art] (Thessaloniki: State Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009):40-41.
Antonis Danos, editor and text (:4-7), Elena Kouma: ‘Heliogony’ (Nicosia, 2009).
Antonis Danos, “The anxieties of the body: spirituality and eroticism in Nicholas Panayi’s painting,” in Nicholas Panayi: White Light O + Ω [11th International Cairo Biennale, 20 December 2008-20 February 2009] (Nicosia: Ministry of Education and Culture, 2008).
Antonis Danos, editor and main text, Renos Stefani: ‘Acrobats’ (Nicosia: Pantheon Publishing, 2008).
Antonis Danos, “The Panagies tis Omorfias by Lefteris Olympios: women-archetypes and the power of the gaze,” (:36-37) in Lefteris Olympios: ‘Panagies tis Omorfias’ (Athens: NEMECIS, 2007).
Antonis Danos, “Contesting spaces and identities: Klitsa Antoniou’s All This Is MINE,” I Linguaggi del Mediterraneo: La Parola Come Segno (Torino: EnPleinAir, 2007), n. pag.
Antonis Danos, “Screens: telling stories,” Artion, no. 2 (Nicosia: ΕΚΑΤΕ, 2007):10-13
Antonis Danos, “Dimitris Constantinou,” Artion, no. 2 (Nicosia: ΕΚΑΤΕ, 2007):42-45
Antonis Danos, editor and texts, Screens: telling stories (Limassol: Limassol Municipality, 2006).
Antonis Danos, “Archetype and agent of tradition, formalist element and material presence in space: the female figure in works by Adamantios Diamantis, Christoforos Savva and Dimitris Constantinou,” Artion, no. 1 (Nicosia: ΕΚΑΤΕ, 2006):20-22
Antonis Danos, “Tassos Stephanides (1917-1996),” Artion, no. 1 (Nicosia: ΕΚΑΤΕ, 2006):40-42
Antonis Danos, “Kakia Catselli Trachoniti–Foam Birth.” Open9 [9th International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations] (Venice: Arte Communications, 2006):28, 122-23.
Antonis Danos, The Human Figure in Modern Cypriot Art – the first generations (Nicosia: Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation & the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2006).
Antonis Danos, editor and introductory text (:8-11), Somatópia: Mapping Sites, Siting Bodies (Nicosia: Ministry of Education and Culture, 2005).
Antonis Danos, Gender Explorations (Nicosia: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, 2004).
Antonis Danos, Klitsa Antoniou: ‘Mare Nostrum: Visions of a Mermaid’ (Nicosia, 2004).
Antonis Danos, editor and text (:34-39), Evgenia Vasiloude: ‘Hymn to Demeter’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2004).
Antonis Danos, Andros Efstathiou: ‘Four Touches’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2004).
Antonis Danos, text in Elena Kouma: ‘Panspermia’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2004):6-9
Antonis Danos, editor and main text (:8-15), The Languages of Gender (Nicosia: University of Cyprus, 2003).
Antonis Danos, “Water-colour in modern and contemporary Cypriot art: a brief overview,” in Kyriacos Lyras: Water-colours (Nicosia, 2003):12-15.
Antonis Danos, text in Zenon Jepras: ‘The Colour of Memory’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2003):4-5.
Antonis Danos, text in Argyris Constantinou: ‘Memories of Innocence’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2003):4-11.
Antonis Danos, text in Maria Koudouna: ‘Free Entrance’ (Nicosia: En Tipis, 2003):4-7.
FAR 140 _ Art History Methodologies and Research Methods
FAR 141 _ Fundamental Concepts in the History of Visual Arts and Cultures
FAR 240 _ Issues in Contemporary Art I: Modernism
FAR 550 _ Theory and Critical Analysis I (Postgraduate Programme in Art History and Theory)
FAR 551 _ Theory and Critical Analysis II (Postgraduate Programme in Art History and Theory)
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS – MAIN SUPERVISOR
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS – MEMBER OF SUPERVISING COMMITTEES
MASTER'S THESES – MAIN SUPERVISOR
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN ART HISTORY AND THEORY– DEPT. OF FINE ARTS [CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY]
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA – DEPT. OF MULTIMEDIA AND GRAPHIC ARTS [CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY]
BACHELOR'S THESES – MAIN SUPERVISOR
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN MULTIMEDIA AND GRAPHIC ARTS – DEPT. OF MULTIMEDIA AND GRAPHIC ARTS [CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY]
Exhibitions Design – Curation:
Through the Roadblocks [12 international artists-theorists collaborations]. Co-curated with Helene Black. Organised by the non-governmental organisation NeMe and the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University of Technology, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus. Limassol, 24/11-17/12/2012.
‘Looking Awry’: Views of an Anniversary [Cypriot contemporary art for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus]. Organised by the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts [EKATE]; sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture; supported by the Cyprus University of Technology. Limassol, 17/11-17/12/2010.
The Little Land Fish [Cypriot contemporary art]. Co-curated with Zeynep Yasa Yaman. Organised by the European-Mediterranean Art Association [EMAA] and the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts [EKATE]. Part of the Portable Art Project of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture. Istanbul, 19/06-19/07/2010.
Limassolian artists of the first generation of Modern Cypriot art. Organised by the Limassol Municipality and Patras 2006–European Capital of Culture. Patras, 15/09-13/10/06 & Limassol, 15/11-1/12/2006.
Screens: Telling Stories [contemporary Cypriot film and video art]. Organised by the Limassol Municipality and Patras 2006–European Capital of Culture. Patras, 16/09-13/10/06 & Limassol, 1-26/11/06.
Kakia Catselli Trachoniti–Foam Birth. Open9 [9th International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations]. Venice – Lido, 30/08-1/10/06.
The Human Figure in Modern Cypriot Art – the first generations. Organised by the Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation & the Ministry of Education and Culture. Limassol, 10/05-11/06/2006.
Somatópia: Mapping Sites, Siting Bodies [Cypriot contemporary art]. Organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Cyprus). London, 27/09-21/10/05.
Gender Explorations [Cypriot contemporary art]. Organised by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies and the Department of Design, Intercollege. Nicosia, 5-11/03/2004.
The Languages of Gender. Organised by the University of Cyprus. Nicosia, 15/05-6/06/2003.