PLATFORMS PROJECT takes place at the Tobacco Factory – Hellenic Parliament, 17-20 September. Free admission.
THE D. DASKALOPOULOS COLLECTION continues its commitment to making contemporary art accessible to wider audiences through a series of new donations to four museums in Greece and Scotland.
TSANTILIS ART GALLERY is gearing up for the solo exhibition “Fragments of Olympus”, by Kiriakos Paroutiadis, to be inaugurated on Friday, September 11, at 18.30.
GAGOSIAN GALLERY in Athens is currently hosting ‘Eugène Atget’, an exhibition of new paintings by Urs Fischer. Runs till September 12.
THE BASIL & ELISE Goulandris Foundation’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Andros is hosting a tribute to Germaine Richier (1902-1959). Runs till September 27, 2026.
THE EMBASSY OF GREECE in London is hosting ‘Odyssey – Imaginary Cartographies’, an exhibition by renowned Greek artist Markos Kampanis, on display at the Hellenic Residence until 3 July.
THE SCHWARZ FOUNDATION on Samos, invites visitors to discover ‘Fragments and Futures: Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Worlds’, which opens at Art Space Pythagorion on 3 July 2026, with an official inauguration celebration on Saturday, 1 August. Runs till Sep 30.
THE DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present ‘Gen X: Tales from the Forgotten Generation’, a group exhibition with selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection. Runs till Nov 26.
Nari Ward’s exhibition ‘Until That Day’ had art lovers flocking to Hydra on June 22 for DESTE’S Slaughterhouse Project. But there’s more, with a talk on June 23, that can be viewed online. The exhibition runs till October 31.
THE INTERMISSION in Piraeus presents “Passerby” on July 2. Comprising of photographs by Nick Zinner and Ruvan Wijesooriya, this exhibibition is part of the gallery’s Sonic Histories programme. “Passerby” Runs till July 9.
ARTIST POKA-YIO, the co-founder and artistic director of the Athens Biennale, has a new solo exhibition, with the title ‘BREAKING’. This exhibition opens to the public on Friday, June 19 with a performance by the artist at 8.30pm. The exhibition runs till July 4.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF GREECE – Alexandros Soutsos Museum, in collaboration with MOMus – Museum of Modern Art – Kostakis Collection, is currently hosting the anniversary exhibition ‘The World of the Avant-Garde: City, Nature, Universe, Human’. Runs till September 27.
EMΣT ATHENS presented three major new exhibitions which opened on June 11, 2026: South by Southeast: Re-Orienting the Collection; SPOTLIGHT: George Lappas; and VOICES, a solo presentation by Margarita Athanasiou.
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with artist/ceramist Roxanne Brennen to talk about the art of ceramics, plus her new project at Pelagos Restaurant at Four Seasons, and her upcoming solo exhibition at Okupa. ‘The Crying Plates’ exhibition opens at Okupa on Thursday, June 18, 7pm.
The DESTE Foundation, in partnership with the Benaki Museum are pleased to present “Aleksandra Waliszewska: Irruption of Antiquity”, curated by Alison M. Gingeras and on view till September 27, 2026 at the Benaki Museum.
THE BASIL & ELISE GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION presents at its Museum in Athens a tribute to the distinguished artist Jannis Psychopedis, titled “Jannis Psychopedis: Landscapes of Memory. The Ones I Kept”, from May 20 until October 4, 2026.
THE IYP COLLECTION offers visitors a unique experience via the exhibition “Everything I Know Is a Borrowed Map”, curated by Akis Kokkinos. Official opening: May 20. Runs till April 2, 2027.
TSANTILIS Art Gallery presents the solo exhibition “Aegean Concept of Blue”, by artist Stella Sevastopoulos. Opening reception is on Friday, April 17, 18:00 – 21:00. The exhibition runs till April 29.
The Museum of Cycladic Art’s exhibition at the Stathatos Mansion presents Jeff Koons’ ‘Balloon Venus Lespugue’ alongside a series of replicas of Venus figurines. Runs till August 31.
THE B&M THEOCHARAKIS FOUNDATION is hosting the exhibition ‘Stephen Antonakos: Vectors of Time and Space’, a landmark exhibition celebrating the legacy of the late Greek-American artist Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013). Runs till July 19.
THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM and NEON Organization present the second part of the ‘Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures trilogy’: Michael Rakowitz’s ‘Lamassu of Nineveh’ (2018). The work is a major sculptural extension of Michael Rakowitz’s ongoing series ‘The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist’. The first part of the exhibition runs till October 31, 2025, while the sculptural installation (the second part of the exhibition) will remain in the outdoor garden till October 31, 2026.
A TRILOGY of exhibitions bridging ancient cultures and contemporary art has begun, bringing together the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the Acropolis Museum, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens, and NEON.
‘Isles of Light and Memory’ by Stella Sevastopoulos, at Tsantilis Gallery. Inspired by Byron, Coleridge, Cavafy. After the exhibition, a selection of works by the artist will be on view at the gallery.
THERE have been many counterfeit works of Greek art circulating in recent years. In Thessaloniki, 930 counterfeit works were found in December. Some words of advice from an expert.
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to the multi-disciplinary artist Mons Jorgensen, whose paintings left a deep impression on visitors of Art Athina this year.
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to Achilleas Tsantilis, Director of Tsantilis Art, the oldest and most prestigious gallery in Athens, established in 1925. As Senior Art Expert of the Greek Court of Justice and President of the Hellenic – Cyprus Association of Art Authenticators & Appraisers, Tsantilis warns of the many forged works of Greek art on the market.
ESTABLISHED IN 1925, Tsantilis Art Gallery is one of the most historic and longest-standing galleries of Athens. On show at the moment are the works of Vivi Papadakis and Pella Tampakaki, plus the gallery’s permanent collection.
AN INTERVIEW with artist Tasos Mylonas about his exhibition ‘Peacetime Proxy’, life as an artist in Chicago, the trials and tribulations at ASFA, and the charismatic teacher George Lappas. Plus, the violence inherent in nature, human nature and art, but also why the artist’s unskilled left hand is more honest.
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with Athens-based artist Petr Shevchenko, who will be hosting an open studio event on February 8 entitled “Going Beyond”, with the support of Domus Art Gallery
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to Kostas Lales, an artist based in New York but also active in Greece. Responsibilities of an artist and the human at the core of art are some of the issues discussed.
Curated by Kostas Prapoglou, Susan Daboll’s exhibition ‘whose history is it anyway’ brings together a large body of work which asks questions on femininity, ancient Greek history but also the relevance of personal histories among other things. Runs till June 15. Continue reading
The works of thirty-eight renowned greek artists are brought together at Kapsiotis Gallery in Piraeus, for the exhibition ‘Libations to the Sea’. Opens May 24, runs till June 15. Continue reading
VENIA DIMITRAKOPOULOU’S exhibition ‘Sculpting Eros’ brings together the artist’s sculptures and installations at Kourd Gallery in Athens. The exhibition runs May 23-September 28. Continue reading
EKFRASI-YIANNA GRAMMATOPOULOU GALLERY presents the solo exhibition of Kostas Tsolis entitled ‘Odors of Time [Memories & Ark]’. The exhibition, which was inaugurated on May 16, runs till June 15. Continue reading
INSPIRED BY the words of Maurice Merleau-Ponty “Every object is the mirror of all others”, the upcoming exhibition at Thalia Gallery, with the title ‘Can you see me?’, will inaugurate this gallery’s new space in Kolonaki on Thursday, May 23, and will run till June 8. Continue reading
The solo exhibition of dreamlike works by artist Stamatis Theoharis, titled ‘Viscera’, will be inaugurated at Alma Gallery on May 30 (and will run till June 29.) 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
Maria Bourbou and Dionisios Pappas team up at FokiaNou Art Space to present “Fluidity”. Opens May 15, runs till June 1. Continue reading
Ioanna Limniou’s first solo exhibition at The Breeder presents her ability to combine aspects of different painting traditions into her colourist’s perspective, in order to create something altogether unique. Runs till May 25 Continue reading
IN HIS FIFTH solo exhibition at Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, titled ‘Engram’, Dimitris Andreadis confronts and handles his two fundamental influences: abstract expressionism and subtractive graphism. Opens April 18. Continue reading
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