"Politics and art don't mix in divided Cyprus
Authorities pull the plug on contemporary art event over activities planned in Turkish Cypriot North
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Charlie Charalambous
Agence France Presse
NICOSIA: The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, founded to tie all of Europe closer together after the fall of the Berlin Wall, has come undone in the long-divided capital of Nicosia. For the first time in the 10-year history of the International Foundation Manifesta (IFM), lawyers are reading the contractual small print after Cyprus pulled the plug on Manifesta 6 over political sensitivities."
More:The Daily Star - Arts & Culture - Politics and art don't mix in divided Cyprus
