At first sight, Athens may not fit our idea of modernist sobriety in planning and design. But over the last 200 years a remarkably rich understanding has slowly emerged, reconsidering the historical pressures that gave the city its unique rhythms. Anthropologist Tyler Boersen argues that this overdue fascination has made Athens into a par...
Read moreCommuting to Piraeus and onwards on to the islands has now become a lot easier thanks to a new metro line connecting the port city to Athens city centre and to the airport in under an hour. A metro ride from Syntagma to Piraeus is just 20 minutes long. A welcome development for visitors and residents alike. Piraeus’ Metro Blue Line 3...
Read moreFew events have showcased LGBTQ+ talent and taken queer music into the living rooms of Europeans as Eurovision has. With a bit of a cult following within the community, its only natural that the longest-running international song contest be celebrated locally with a fun event open to all. Get ready to strut your stuff at The Eurovision B...
Read moreWhat: Polina Miliou’s upbeat makeover of flea market finds into papier-mâché sculptures, is an invitation to step into the LA-based artist's fantasy playbook. Breathing childlike wonder and unadulterated, colour-soaked joy into furniture, Polina Miliou channels her inner girl as she creates her design-forward collection for Carwan Gallery. Polina ...
Read moreThe Blender Gallery celebrates its tenth anniversary in style with a group show exhibition, Shapes Of Stories. 15 contemporary ceramic artists who use ceramics in radical ways to reshape the medium, allow us to witness the sheer versatility of their craft. Drawing inspiration from ancient traditions while pushing the boundaries of what ceramics wor...
Read moreAthens Insider Literary Salon returns to Pangrati with a live conversation featuring award-winning writer and curator Ian Collins and veteran journalist Helena Smith discussing the anarchic life and legacy of the rebellious British artist John Craxton, on the centenary of his birth. During the last year, we have had the incred...
Read moreStart planning for Elefsina. With its empty factories and oil refineries, a line of tankers pointing the way around Salamina, its easy to forget that this seaside city was the most hallowed site of Ancient Athens. The city that represents nothing less than the eternal cycle of life and death is now the European Capital of Culture 2023. If...
Read moreDino Rubino, the Sicilian jazz pianist known for his elegant, bluesy interpretation on the contemporary scene, promises to electrify the Athenian public at the Zenith Music Festival with his Dino Rubino New Trio. Their premiere performance at the august Gennadius Library will have jazz standards alongside compositions from the trio’s late...
Read moreFollowing last year's powerful exhibition Reality Check Chapter II: Inner Sanctum, curated by Kostas Prapoglou, returns to the same place with 36 artists seeking through contemporary art, answers to new questions, figments of a dialogue between artists and viewers; a dialogue that has been unfolding unceasingly since the exhibition gave a...
Read moreWith 142 movies, 12 audacious premieres, and 4 major tributes, plus cult classics from the ‘80s in the Queer Britannia and New Hollywood section of the festival, the Athens International Film Festival which runs until October 9 promises an immersive experience for cinephiles. Athens Insider rounds up the must-watch films at the festival....
Read moreA cultural wave is breaking over central Athens, distinctly placing the city on the European modern art map. Artist Kyvèli Zoi is one of the young, creative game-changers. In conversation with Athens Insider’s Elena Panayides, she shares her journey of artful expression from her downtown Exarcheia artspace and studio KYAN Athens. ...
Read moreAthens doesn't have a China Town. It has something called China Town, but don’t go expecting glistening rows of Peking ducks or peachy fluffs of dim-sum. What you’ll find is cluster of shops selling made in China clothes and maybe a cheap handbag. But that is set to change, declares Phoebe Greenwood. A hive of truly great Asian restauran...
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