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
ANDIEART SPACE celebrates the summer with an exhibition that opens on July 12 and runs till August 10. Continue reading
AFTER A FIFTEEN-YEAR BREAK from his last exhibition, the outstanding sculptor (and Professor in the Department of Visual Arts and Art Sciences at the University of Ioannina) Kostas Dikefalos makes his comeback with a solo exhibition titled ‘Sculpture in Light’, to be inaugurated at Sianti Gallery on Friday, June 14, 8pm. Runs till July 13. Continue reading
LAST DAYS of Natassa Gryllakis’ solo exhibition ‘Timeless’ at the Lefa Municipal Gallery in Psychiko, but definitely worth a visit! Runs till June 7. 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
AS THE GREEK and international art world revs up for documenta 14 (April 8-July 16 in Athens, June 10-September 17 in Kassel), Athens puts on its best: So much will be happening around town that it’s a bit like the Olympics again, only this time for art – the ‘Art Olympics’. Cultural institutions and galleries … Continue reading
Greek seascapes in focus The Greek sea has inspired many a Greek painter, and the Theocharakis Foundation’s new show, which will be inaugurated on February 15, pays homage to the many Greek artists who have created outstanding seascapes over the years. The exhibition comprises works from two most important collections – the National Gallery of … Continue reading
I RECENTLY interviewed one of Greece’s most well-known and definitely most contemporary of artists – Eleni Mylonas – for the Athens Insider Magazine . As is the case with interviews, a lot of material remains unpublished. I felt it was a shame to let this material get lost in time, and to never be shared, because … Continue reading
NEON organisation’s contemporary art show ‘Flying Over the Abyss’, is another example of how Athens is both exceedingly ancient and totally avant-garde. Comprising 41 works, by 34 international and Greek artists, but also including the original manuscript of Nikos Kazantzakis’ ‘Ascesis: Saviours of the Gods’, the show presents the diversity of the contemporary art scene … Continue reading
CHRONIS Botsoglou’s room with a view on Lesvos, had visually intrigued him from the ’70s, when he first started to study the view of the mountain from his window. But it was only in the last eight years that he dared to actually paint it. The National Bank of Greece’s Educational Foundation (MIET, Eynard Mansion) … Continue reading
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