IN RECENT YEARS Piraeus’s art scene has developed in interesting directions, with new galleries opening and offering visitors a most contemporary art experience. Let’s start at Polidefkous Street, with the Sylvia Kouvali gallery and The Intermission, whose exhibitions run through Dec 14 and 21 accordingly. Continue reading
THE BENAKI MUSEUM is currently presenting an exhibition dedicated to the most immaculate gold creations of ancient jewellery-makers, but also combining these antiquities with some contemporary jewellery that has been inspired by them. The exhibition ‘Art in Gold: Jewellery in Hellenistic Times’ runs till April 27. Continue reading
GAGOSIAN is pleased to announce “Night for Day”, an exhibition of new works by Sarah Crowner. Opening on Thursday, November 14 (5-8pm), at the Athens gallery, the exhibition features new paintings and an immersive, site-specific tile installation. Continue reading
THIRTY years after the death of the great Greek artist, Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Ghika, the Benaki Museum has organized an exhibition dedicated to his journey, from the West to the East, in 1958. “Ghika: A Journey from West to East” runs till February 16 at the Benaki Pireos. Continue reading
FOKIANOU ART SPACE is celebrating ten years of operation with a group exhibition entitled “Happy Anniversary”. A large group of Greek and foreign artists are taking part. Opening on Thursday, November 14, 6pm. Runs till Saturday, December 7. Continue reading
The George & Aristea Mamidakis Foundation invites applications from Greek and interenational artists for the 2025 Art Prize. Continue reading
THE SOTIRIS FELIOS Collection and The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, present the exhibition ‘Until you come back: Geographies and Temporalities of Waiting from the Sotiris Felios Collection’ curated by fellow Elisa Ferroni. Runs till Oct 26. Continue reading
Aliki Palaska’s latest solo exhibition at Zoumboulakis Gallery is entitled ‘Waltzing Matilda’, and has been curated by Apostolis Artinos. Runs till Nov. 2. Continue reading
NON-PROFIT cultural organisation artefact athens presents wanderlust / all passports, a contemporary art exhibition
curated by Kostas Prapoglou, which will take place at the impressive Schliemann – Melas mansion in central Athens. Opening Oct 17, 7-11pm. Runs till Nov 17. Continue reading
IN HER SOLO exhibition at FokiaNou Art Space, entitled ‘Time-Lapse’, Dimitra Maltabe explores the palimpsest of personal experiences of place and time over generations. Runs through Nov 2. Continue reading
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