Exhibition News

康斯坦丁·克塞纳基斯 / 伟大的游行 / 1986 / 布面丙烯 / 150厘米×150厘米

作品由希腊塞萨洛尼基国家当代艺术博物馆提供

Constantin Xenakis / The Great Parade / 1986 / acrylic on canvas / 150cm×150cm

Courtesy of the State Museun of Contemporary Art,

Thessaloniki, Greece

埃莉·赫里西杜 / 原始物质 / 2015-2016 / 纸上丙烯 / 150厘米×135厘米

作品由艺术家提供

Elli Chrysidou

Materia Prima / 2015-2016 / acrylic on paper / 150cm×135cm

Courtesy of the artist

The exhibition was conceived around the axis of dynamism, pluralism and personal values that Greek artists share with global environment. It tries to highlight how subjective narrations, experiences and interpretations of the human condition are immersed into the social and physical reality, giving form to unique positions that reveal the totality of existence. This is the reason why the words “body”, “soul” and “place” were chosen, as signifiers of the fundamental parameters that inform artistic practice. “Place” is a signifier for cultural background, which has to do with birthplace and in the same time with artists’ choice to move around places as nomads. “Soul” is connected with emotion and subjectivity, whereas “Body”, except from being a basic subject matter, it also becomes a strong vehicle for self–expression, attracting more attention in the context of performative arts.

约尔吉斯·耶罗林博斯 / “公海”系列：米蒂利尼 / 2014 / 摄影 / 100厘米 ×165厘米

作品由艺术家提供

Yorgis Yerolymbos / Mytilene, from the Series “Mare Liberum” / 2014 / photography / 100cm ×165cm

Courtesy of the artist

瓦西利斯·普利亚斯 / 无题 / 2016 / 纸本炭笔画 / 135厘米×135厘米

作品由艺术家和Donopoulos画廊提供

Vasilis Poulios

Untitled / 2016 / charcoal on paper / 135cm×135cm

Courtesy of the artist and Donopoulos Gallery

瓦西利斯·普利亚斯 /无题 / 2014 / 纸本炭笔画 / 70厘米×46厘米

作品由艺术家和Donopoulos画廊提供

Vasilis Poulios

Untitled / 2014 / charcoal on paper / 70cm×46cm

Courtesy of the artist and Donopoulos Gallery

科斯塔斯·巴萨诺斯 /阴影 / 2013 / 雕塑：木、墨水 / 不规则尺寸

作品由艺术家提供

Kostas Bassanos

The Smudge / 2013 / sculpture: wood, ink / variable dimensions

Courtesy of the artist

理查德·惠特洛克 / 球体，2002 / 2017 / 雕塑：聚苯乙烯、PVC胶带 / 直径：250厘米

作品由艺术家提供

Richard Whitlock

Sphere, 2002 / 2017 / sculpture: expanded polystryrene, PVC tape / diameter: 250cm

Courtesy of the artist

With an apparent focus on materiality and texture, the show tries to cover a very wide range of media. Artists expressing themselves through painting and sculpture co-exist with colleagues who prefer installation, video, performance, drawing, etching or photography. Common background for all is the level of visual vocabulary they have reached that signifies both their indigenous cultural background and their integration in the international
artistic environment.

Maria Tsantsanoglou, Director of Greek State Museum of Contemporary Art, Curator of Greek Special
Exhibition
Syrago Tsiara, Director of the Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, Curator of Greek Special
Exhibition