The work by artist Georgia Lale which was taken down at the Greek Consul in New York, has sparked a debate about artistic freedom and where the line should be drawn. Continue reading
Tag Archives: New York
IN FOCUS: Kostas Lales and the human at the core of art
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. Continue reading
Athenian artists in NY
Artists Panagiotis Voulgaris and Mary Cox travel to New York for their two person exhibition at the AAA3A art space, directed by Blanka Amezkua. Continue reading
Greek art travels to NY via Artivism
A collaboration between exhibition organiser Dimitris Lazarou and New York’s Artivism initiative has included the work of 183 Greek and Cypriot artists. Continue reading
In focus: Sef Berkers and the freedom of pure painting
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, … Continue reading
Mylonas interview (part 2)
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 As is the case with interviews, a lot of material remains unpublished.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