Alekos Fassianos whose poetic approach to Greece's cultural heritage, so masterfully embodied in his instantly recognisable, faux-naif, colour-soaked paintings, has died at the age of 86. Fassianos’ artistic appeal lies in the fact that his work makes one imagine a life with warm, southern sunshine, a carefree, leisurely pleasure, and the...
Read moreArt historian Els Hanappe investigates the shift in the Athenian art world and the emergence of in situ installations and exhibitions at unloved landmarks, initiating a subtle dialogue between the site, its history and the commissioned works, the play between exterior and interior, that all add up to the city's narrative. ‘Noi...
Read moreWhat: Almost ten years after Doric, the exhibition that introduced the art of Sean Scully to Greece, the Benaki Museum presents a major retrospective of the eminent artist’s work, entitled Passenger. The exhibition was first presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. The exhibition includes a total of 103 works, oils, acrylics, wate...
Read moreΤhe Blender Gallery presents The Inside Out Ceremony, a solo exhibition of self-portraits, wall sculptures, installations and artworks by painter and engraver Anna Charaktinou. Her preferred medium is paper - which she turns into a labyrinthine journey, full of personal discoveries. What: Charaktinou draws inspiration from the...
Read moreWhat: An exhibition of oil paintings on canvas and works on paper created by artist Alexandros Georgiou in New York and Athens from 2017 to the present. The works present a multicolored world, in which mysterious creatures reside and interact, at times anthropomorphic and at others not, as if from the subconscious. Using oil paints and marker pens...
Read moreThe Breeder hosts Philippe Malouin for his first solo exhibition in Athens. As a product and furniture designer whose radical approach to design involves scavenging metal scrapyards for salvageable material, Philippe Malouin’s works are at a junction between craftsmanship, sculpture and industrial design. In this new body of work, he expl...
Read moreFourteen Greek and international artists have been given free rein to interact with the the charming Shila's interiors, situating their works organically within its rooms, salons, corridors, and exteriors. Versatile in texture and form, these works range from the whimsical to the sacred, where each piece takes on new meaning. This time-se...
Read moreThe Museum of Modern Greek Culture, housed in 18 fully restored buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century in the Plaka district, opens its doors to the public for the first time by hosting the Athens Digital Arts Festival. In its 17th edition, the Festival seamlessly ties in the old and the new, by creating a digital village in ...
Read moreAfter an introspective year in isolation, Giannis Adamakos makes a departure from his colour-soaked compositions to seek beauty in shadows and foggy silhouettes in his collection, Insight currently showing at Citronne Gallery. What: Giannis Adamakos, who trained under Dimitris Mytaras and Panayotis Tetsis, presents his new bod...
Read moreThe Goulandris Museum of Modern Art has long advocated for the idea that art should be open to society, and has continued furthering that mission with English tours 3 days a week. Who will you find and what will you discover in this wonderful expansive collection? What: In one of the most important private collections to b...
Read moreWHAT: An overview of contemporary African art through 66 works by 34 artists from the Harry David Art Collectionat EMST, the Greek Museum of Contemporary Art. Harry David, prominent art collector and industrialist, showcases his cosmopolitan upbringing with his impressive collection of contemporary African talent. Bold, powerful and engaging, th...
Read moreWhat: RUINS, exclusively commissioned by Carwan Gallery is finally ready to be unveiled in Athens in June 2021 Ruins features a series of works that re-signify architectural fragments belonging to different historical periods and which refer to the most significant archaeological sites placed in the Mediterranean basin. The project relates some...
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