In our New Athenians series, artist Diane Alexandre shares her creative inspirations with us and tells us why for her Athens is a city of constan...
Read moreWhat: Gagosian presents Night for Day, an exhibition of new works by Sarah Crown...
Read moreWHAT'S ON: The Breeder, Athens The Breeder proudly unveils MIRRORS, Maria ...
Read moreOkupa is a new multi-hyphenate hotel, restaurant, bar, record shop, co-working space and archaeological display and undoubtedly more, on the border of Psiri and Keramikos. Led by an impressive pair of longtime hospitality experts, and charming hosts, George Batrouni and Hrag Darakjian, Okupa was conceived as an urban hub to ad...
Read moreAward-winning artist Thomas Schütte follows his widely successful MoMA exhibtion with a solo show at the Bernier-Eliades Gallery. In Thomas Schütte’s world, delicate watercolors, towering figurative sculptures, vibrant ceramics, architectural models, and fully constructed buildings coexist as explorations of aesthetics, history, and cultu...
Read moreAthens based French artists and ceramists, Diane Alexandre and Camille Cornillon curate a mixed media exhibition inspired by Circe and the island of Ææa, exploring ideas of confinement, safety and sanctuary in the domestic setting. The exhibition features contributions from Mara Desipris, Joanna Burtenshaw and Yulia Koval with vegetal tou...
Read moreWhat's On: CAN Christina Androulidaki Gallery presents Maro Fasouli's third solo exhibition, titled A House as Big as You Need and Land as Far as You Can See. The exhibition delves into Fasouli's ongoing exploration of traditional weaving and architecture, drawing inspiration from anonymous folk art and the wild, rocky landscape of Exo Meria in Tin...
Read moreWHAT'S ON: Artefact Athens presents Wanderlust / All Passports, an evocative contemporary art exhibition curated by Kostas Prapoglou, set within the storied walls of the Schliemann–Melas mansion in the heart of Athens. This remarkable venue, built in 1890 by the legendary architect Ernst Ziller for Heinrich Schliemann, is a testament to Greek cultu...
Read moreWHAT'S ON: As a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those who suffer from breast cancer, MANA is hosting "Pink October," an exhibition which features the works of eleven visual artists at the MANA House. This space, which typically functions as a care space for cancer patients and with the main objective of reconnecting women to the nor...
Read moreWhat: Rebecca Camhi Gallery proudly unveils one of its most ambitious exhibitions to date: Divine Personality Disorder, a retrospective that plunges into the imaginative and sharp-witted world of artist Konstantin Kakanias. A close friend and long-time collaborator with the gallery, Kakanias presents a body of work that spans decades, embodying his...
Read moreGallerist Christina Androulidaki, known in art circles for her keen eye for emerging talent and advocacy of important voices, shares what hangs on her walls and her Athens with Insider What do you do? I am a gallerist and art advisor. I help individuals and institutions to discover and acquire meaningful pieces and I cur...
Read moreNicholas Pissaris is dazzled by the treasures in the port city’s oft-overlooked Archaeological Museum. Most visitors know Piraeus as a kind of chaotic cattle chute, a narrow gateway through which they are herded on their way to the Greek islands. They pass through oblivious to the wealth which has for aeons lain beneath this p...
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