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.
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!
Maria Coletsis is an artist who has explored painting, digital media and computer installations in her oeuvre, and has travelled the world for her art.
DUTCH artist Sef Berkers escaped the Covid pandemic and the lockdown in New York just in time after his art exhibition took place in the Big Apple. His works however haven’t made it back yet. The experience of this city changed his life and his art in unexpected ways. Back in his studio in Venlo, …
WHERE TO START? I had to visit the National Museum of Contemporary Art (or EMST), twice in order peruse the works of around 80 artists that have taken over this museum – the main venue of documenta 14 in Athens. This is a show dense both in terms of the many meanings/philosophies and messages it … Continue reading
IT WAS RIGHT under the Acropolis, on the stone pathway of Dionisiou Aeropagitou, where a group of long riders set off on April 9, for their 100-day journey to Kassel on horseback. The event, part of an art project by Ross Birrell, realised for documenta 14, gathered tourists, journalists and the art crowd under the … Continue reading
“The whole world is indebted to Greece” stated the famed Argentinian artist Marta Minujin after her performance at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (or EMST), in Athens. Entitled ‘Payment of the Greek Debt to Germany with Olives and Art’, the performance took place at EMST on April 8, (the inauguration day of documenta 14), … Continue reading
THE FIRST STOP on my documenta 14 art adventure, was the Athens Conservatoire. Here are some of the highlights: The main action was taking place underground – in the basement. Turkish-born German artist Nevin Aladag’s ‘Music Room (Athens)’, created in 2017, predominated a section of the main hall there. The components of this installation (seemingly … Continue reading
MY OFFERING HERE, is a taste of the ‘documenta’ experience, starting from the press conference (April 6). Because one thing is for sure: we will be discussing ‘the documenta days’ in Athens for a long time. The programme is so packed with events, literature, theory, let alone art, that you definitely need your time to … Continue reading
FORGET ‘SURVIVOR’… How about surviving through April 8 in Athens, in an urban art jungle? Because here’s the ultimate challenge: to see all of the documenta 14 art events taking place that day (on its inauguration), plus the other ‘special’ events that have been planned independently in order to celebrate or even comment on documenta … Continue reading
THE ‘KEIMENA’ tv program of documenta 14 that has been airing on Mondays on ERT2 at midnight, since December 19, aims to reach out to a wider public. In fact documenta 14 has not only used television to reach out, but as the recently released main programme of events for documenta 14 shows, it will … Continue reading
AND FINALLY, documenta 14 has announced its programme of events in Athens for the first eight days. The famed, historic, cutting-edge quinquennial exhibition will continue here till July 16, so plenty more events will follow, keeping us on our toes for spring and summer. On April 8, documenta 14’s official inauguration takes place in various … Continue reading
WHILE DOCUMENTA 14 is revving up for its grand opening on April 8 in Athens. the rest of the Greek art world is also putting on its best, in order to welcome this famed quinquennial art event which is taking place both in Kassel and Athens this year. The documenta 14 venues have been announced, … Continue reading
DOCUMENTA 14 has tried in general to keep its events under wraps, although some have already made their way into the press, while press conferences have started to release certain nuggets of information (eg documenta 14’s collaboration with the Municipality of Athens and various venues around town, and its collaboration with the National Museum of … Continue reading
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