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“Chronotopia”: Winners of the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2026 discuss their artwork of a thousand optical lenses

By Sibylla Lymberopoulou The Canadian artistic duo Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett speak to elc: “With Chronotopia*, we invite visitors to look through thousands of lenses in order to understand how they fragment the world around them into a series of ‘moments’.”* The 2026 Art Prize of the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation has been awarded to Canadian artistic

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PK21: Reimagining the Art of Dwelling in Contemporary Athens

Set inside a restored modernist apartment near Mavili Square, PK21 examines the relationship between architecture, historic Italian design and contemporary cultural memory In a city where apartments are increasingly treated as real estate assets, short-term rentals or neutral containers for contemporary life, PK21 offers a different proposition. Conceived by Antiqua

Mariella Nestora: “What do we need to remember, and what do we need to forget, in order to imagine the future again?”

Choreographer Mariella Nestora discusses Amnesiac – Memory for the Future, The Clash,

The Luxury of Simplicity on Kea Island

The journey began one afternoon without expectations. No long museum visits, no

An Afternoon of Colours, Silk and Birds at the Megaron Garden

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I don’t paint. That is why, when I received the invitation to the MANTILITY workshop at the Megaron Garden, my first reaction was one of hesitation. I liked the idea, I liked the aesthetic behind the project, but I simply could not imagine myself sitting in front of a blank

Anargyros Art Residency 2026 in Spetses: Eva Vaslamatzi Guides Us Through the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses in a Remarkably Collective Residency

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By Stelios Parris When artists live and create together in the same place, something happens that goes beyond research and art. The Anargyros Art Residency programme was launched as a pilot initiative last year and proved to be a success. This year, I visited Spetses and, upon arriving at the

Jan Fabre in Venice: A Silent Confession within the Scuola Grande di San Rocco

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Through The Quiet Source, Jan Fabre transforms the historic Scuola Grande di San Rocco into a deeply personal meditation on memory, family, vulnerability, and artistic lineage, creating a moving dialogue with Tintoretto and the enduring legacy of the Renaissance. From the moment you cross the threshold of the Scuola Grande

The Living Landscapes of Ivan Šuković at AMA House

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Ivan Šuković guides us through Subsurfaces at AMA House, speaking about memory, soil, bio art and the landscapes of his childhood that continue to live within his works. In a historic neighbourhood in the centre of Athens, Kypriadou Garden City, an area that still preserves something of the aristocratic architectural

I went to see Tilda Swinton at the dress rehearsal of the performance “A Biographical Wardrobe” at Onassis Stegi left the best impression on me

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By Stelios Parris A Biographical Wardrobe is a truly immersive experience for the audience. Rarely is one given the opportunity to dive so deeply into the life of an artist in such an intimate and personal way. Until yesterday, I deeply admired Tilda Swinton. But after yesterday, I dare say

Mallow in the Old Kitchens of the Mediterranean

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By Sofia Triantou Like many wild greens, mallow found its way into the kitchen not because of a refined flavor, but because the earth offered it when people needed it most. Mallow is one of those plants we come across almost everywhere at this time of year, much like chamomile,

“Stephen Antonakos: Postscripts of Time and Space” at the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation: A Guided Tour with Curator Sara Reisman

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Following the work of Stephen Antonakos at the Theocharakis Foundation, a journey through light, geometry, and memory “My work is real things in real spaces. In the here and now. Without illusions.” With this phrase, Stephen Antonakos encapsulates the attitude that runs through his entire body of work. During our

C. P. Cavafy now sit beside us, or do we sit beside him? A new cultural landmark on Dionysiou Areopagitou by the Onassis Foundation.

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By Stelios Parris The sculpture by Praxiteles Tzanoulinos is not a monument but an experience, and that is precisely its essence. A sculpture that does not rise, does not impose itself, does not demand distance or silence. On April 29, the anniversary of both the birth and death of Constantine

“From London to Athens” at the SG Art Gallery of the St. George Lycabettus Hotel

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By Katerina Parri Inside the SG Art Gallery’s exhibition, marking its first collaboration with London’s Andipa Gallery, visitors encounter works by Damien Hirst, Francis Bacon, Jean Dubuffet, Henri Matisse, Keith Haring, as well as three original works by Banksy. “From London to Athens – Important Masters” is the exhibition currently

Okupa: Levantine Notes in the Heart of Athens and a sense of belonging

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Marcel Proust once said that memory is never detached from the senses. It is a thought that often returns, every time I find myself in front of a dish with new flavours, a cup of aromatic herbs, or a glass of aged spirits. Even in our most solitary moments, we

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