The form of the mother, engraved
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The form of the mother, engraved

THE ART OF engraving in Greece has a long history, and many followers. Artist Rena Anousi-Ilias is a master engraver who runs printing workshops, enabling many others to learn this wonderful practice. Now, she and her students come together with an exhibition dedicated to ‘The Form of the Mother’, producing also a lovely calendar with … Continue reading

Exhibition inspired by Cavafy’s words
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Exhibition inspired by Cavafy’s words

THE ART project inspired by quotes about art from various creatives, entitled ‘#23 #24 APOFTHEVGMATA’ continues with the third group art exhibition in the heart of Athens, in Kolonaki, at the historical site of the Hellenic-French Association on the theme of the words of the great and much-translated Greek poet, Constantine P. Cavafy: “Of fundamental … Continue reading

Nikolakopoulou’s ‘Inner Triumph’ at the MCF
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Nikolakopoulou’s ‘Inner Triumph’ at the MCF

THE SOLO exhibition of Epy Nikolakopoulou will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 7, at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (MCF), at 7pm. The exhibition, entitled ‘Inner Triumph’, runs till November 30. Nikolakopoulou has said of her artistic process: “One day, that seems not so long ago, I felt the need to ‘track’ the path that the … Continue reading

Bicknell and Winstone at FokiaNou
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Bicknell and Winstone at FokiaNou

FOKIANOU ART SPACE will be presenting a two-person collaborative show with Athens-based artist John Bicknell and London-based artist Erika Winstone, who first met as MA students at the Slade School University College London in 1981 and have been close friends since. The upcoming exhibition entitled “Host” began as a self-initiated residency hosted by artist John Bicknell in … Continue reading

‘Outraged by pleasure’ in Chalandri
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‘Outraged by pleasure’ in Chalandri

IN A LETTER dated September 29, 1962, writer Nikos Kachtitsis (1926–1970) addresses his friend Epameinondas Ch. Gonatas (1924–2006), writer of O Taxidiotis [The Traveller] (1945), with dismay at the latter’s doubts about the aforementioned debut short story of his: “…I am stunned by your cruel and dismissive manner vis-à-vis this little masterpiece of yours, which … Continue reading