Born in 1978 in Limassol, Cyprus, Christodoulos Panayiotou lives and works between Limassol and Paris, France.
Encompassing sculpture, painting, video, photography, architectural interventions, and performance, Christodoulos Panayiotou’s wide-ranging research focuses on the identification and uncovering of hidden narratives in the visual records of history and time. Often using the ancient and modern cultural histories of Cyprus and Greece as a backdrop and starting point, Panayiotou choreographs and constantly reinvents versions of history, exploring the way in which simple gestures can act as subversive counterpoints to homogeneous, nationalist narratives. Kamel Mennour and Christodoulos Panayiotou have been working together since 2015.
Luma, Arles, 2023
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 2019
Venice Biennale, 2015
Luma, Arles, 2023
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 2019
Venice Biennale, 2015
Luma, Arles, 2023
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 2019
Venice Biennale, 2015
portfolio
2023
“One Year”, LUMA, Arles, France
“Dying on stage”, French tour with the CND (Centre National de la Danse), France
2021
“JANUARY FEBRUARY MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER DECEMBER”, Rodeo, Athens
“The Portrait of Christopher Atkins”, Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré, Tours, France
“March April November”, Rodeo, London
2020
“Dying on Stage”, La Bâtie – Festival de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
2011
The Future Of Europe Prize, Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig Germany
2005
DESTE Prize, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art Athens
2003
Platform of Contemporary Dance Prize for the performance Evergreen (in collaboration with Lia Haraki), Nicosia Cyprus