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A few suggestions for February
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A few suggestions for February

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So, what’s in store for February in terms of art? Here are some exhibitions that you might want to start off with in Athens, the city of dreams and nightmares, crisis tension and classical harmony, general strikes and cultural creativity (and much, much more of course): Metamatic:taf (the art foundation) The ‘Culturelines Sans Frontieres’ project … Continue reading →

Let’s talk about art, collector Frissiras
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Let’s talk about art, collector Frissiras

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SITTING in collector Vlassis Frissiras’ office, I explain to him that I had interviewed him once before, about 12 or so years ago – and that although I have taken a break from covering the art scene in Greece for a decade (!!!!!! due to a ‘change of profession’ after becoming a full-time mum), my … Continue reading →

Tony Cragg lets cultural cat out of the bag
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Tony Cragg lets cultural cat out of the bag

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INTRIGUING, biomorphic yet also tectonic and totemic ‘beings’ , have taken over the courtyard and one  floor of the Benaki Pireos these days – Tony Cragg’s 25 sculptures.  Both organic and futuristic,  many of them are tall, verticle structures, that tower over you like a Robo Cop, and look  like they are made up of … Continue reading →