Sophocles’ Electra at Poreia Theatre examines questions of injustice and power
How relevant is Greek mythology to the moral dilemmas we face today? In Tarlow’s powerful staging of Electra at the Poreia Theatre, the play atte...
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Greek Independence Day in Athens
Grab your best viewing spot as Athens rolls out the pomp and pageantry...
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What we Mean to Animals: A Future with Fur, Feathe...
Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives is not ...
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3 Great Literary Gift Ideas for the Grecophile in your Life
Books are the gifts that keep on giving. Share the joy of Greece with someone you love this Christmas with one of these fantastic Greek-themed publications that make perfectly “novel” presents. Stephen Fry: Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold Fans of storyteller Stephen Fry’s wonderfully droll and elegant delivery will ado...
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Maya & Samar Premieres at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Premiering at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 4, Maya & Samar brings together director Anita Doron (The Breadwinner) and writer Tamara Faith Berger (Lie With Me) in a bold meditation on the transactional nature of most human interactions. The film unspools in Athens — that eternal crossroads of exile and reinv...
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Athens Pavilion of the Gaza Biennale
Every now and then, amidst the choppy modern sea of galleries, launches, festivals, happenings, pops-up, biennales and more, an artistic event will come along and quietly remind you of the power of art and its potential as a force for change. The Athens Pavillion of the Gaza Biennale is just one of those things, Tom Hall avers, and still ...
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Preserving Hydra’s Artistic and Musical Heritage: A Conversation with Ekaterina Juskowski
As a curator and founder of Mnemosyne Projects, Ekaterina Juskowski is committed to preserving Hydra’s creative spirit, the island’s artistic heritage, local traditions, and musical landscape. She blends historical research with modern artistic expression, creating immersive experiences that celebrate the island’s local community. We spok...
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Lea Petrou’s Lunar Sculptures find a Cosmic home at the National Observatory
The historic National Observatory of Athens transforms into a terrain of celestial imagination and earthly matter, with a bold new exhibition by contemporary artist Lea Petrou, curated by the brilliant Kostas Prapoglou. Titled Cosmic Dust / New Territories, the show presents a series of new site-specific works that blur the lines between sc...
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Adriana Varejão’s Histórias Moldadas at the Gagosian blurs the lines between painting and sculpture
Gagosian presents Histórias Moldadas, a bold new exhibition of paintings by renowned Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão. Opening in Athens on May 15, this marks Varejão’s long-awaited debut in Greece—and her fourth collaboration with the gallery. Histórias Moldadas brings together four striking new series from her celebrated Tile body of wo...
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A Playful Ode to A Difficult Dad
Rana Haddad interviews Sofka Zinovieff on the publishing day of her latest book, Stealing Dad, which tells the unlikely story of a dysfunctional family coming together in tragic yet hilarious ways. Part grief-memoir, part caper, Stealing Dad is a wonderfully written and sharply funny book that stems from emotional truth. Sofka...
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Kore: Georgia Sagri at The Breeder
Kore: A Meditation on Vision, Recovery, and the Shifting Self This spring, a new body of work unfolds under the title Kore—a quietly powerful exhibition that invites viewers into an exploration of perception, healing, and the layered symbolism of the feminine form. Drawing from myth, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and lived experience,...
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Emerald Paintings: Stella Kapezanou’s solo debut at Skoufa Gallery
Skoufa Gallery presents Emerald Paintings, the first solo exhibition in the space by acclaimed painter Stella Kapezanou — and perhaps her most incisive, seductive body of work to date. In this striking new series, Kapezanou conjures hyper-saturated scenes where technicolor dreams shimmer with seductive promise — and disquiet. Her ca...
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