THE RELATIONSHIP between humans and animals is complex and changing, especially today. Why Look at Animals?, the major new exhibition programme at EMΣT Athens, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Greece, has opened to an enthusiastic response. Runs till Jan 7. Continue reading
THE SOLO exhibition ‘Odyssey’, by Markos Kampanis runs till April 27 at the Benaki Museum’s Ghika Gallery in the heart of Athens. Continue reading
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ΕΜΣT) transforms its rooftop into one of the most impressive summer cinemas in Athens, named CineFIX, recalling the name of the former brewery in which it is housed. Begins Friday, June 21, 9.30pm. Continue reading
THE ONGOING project ‘What if Women Ruled the World’ continues at EMST until November. Its 4th part has added even more interesting additions to this all-women art cast. Continue reading
The Benaki Museum is hosting the exhibition ‘A Future for the Past’, which focuses on Tinian marble carving. Runs till June 30. Continue reading
The first retrospective in Europe of Penny Siopis’s work, plus the screening of ‘The Rape of Europa’, by Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, comprise the next additions to the ongoing cycle of exhibitions that are part of EMST’s ‘What if Women Ruled the World?’ theme. Opening on Friday, May 17, to the Afro-electro sounds of DJ Mo Laudi. Continue reading
The National Museum of Contemporary Art hosts the exhibition ‘Modern Love (or Love in the Age of Cold Intimacies) from December 15 to May 28. Continue reading
A guide to the museums with the most art in Athens, but also other cultural institutions and galleries that complete the art scene of Athens! Continue reading
THE YANNIS MORALIS retrospective exhibition at the Benaki Pireos, pays hommage to this great Greek artist’s oeuvre by presenting the many sides of his creative magnificence. It traces Moralis’ mastery of many mediums, styles and forms of art: his early realistic works, his sombre portraits, still-lifes that hark back to De Chirico, works inspired by … Continue reading
ATHENS continues to beguile art lovers with a wide gamut of artistic events and shows on offer. What’s more, spring is in the air, so it is a perfect time to take to the streets, enjoy the sun, and some art. Here’s a potpourri of what’s on offer (see also ‘February’s fab 5 (+1)’ for … Continue reading
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