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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

The Athens Biennale announces its new governance structure and the curator of its 8th edition

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The Athens Biennale enters a new phase: it transforms, expands, and strengthens, adopting a renewed governance structure that includes a Board of Trustees, an Advisory Board, and a Curatorial Committee. This new architecture brings together leading figures from the fields of art, culture, intellectual life and entrepreneurship, working toward a

Elli-Anna Peristeraki on META–MORPHOSIS and Athens Digital Arts Festival 2026

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By Katerina Parri “What gives me particular satisfaction this year as well is that the works are not explicitly anthropocentric, yet they still speak powerfully and profoundly about the human element.” In 2007, the International Digital Arts Festival of Greece, the Athens Digital Arts Festival, took place for the first

“Epirroes”: an olive oil shaped by memory, tradition and a conscious shift in life

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From family groves in Messinia and Arcadia to a contemporary brand with a strong visual identity, Natasa Anagnostopoulou and Manos Efstathiou redefine the relationship with land, time and quality. Greek olive oil has nourished generations. It stands as one of the fundamental elements of our culinary culture, closely tied not

Artemis: from Delos to the Moon

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On April 1st , millions of people from every corner of the planet watched the historic launch of the Artemis II mission live. For the first time in over half a century – and Apollo 17 in 1972 –, a crewed space mission approached the moon again to see, in

Incense Through History

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By Sofia Triantou The use of incense dates back thousands of years, although the substances burned vary from place to place and from era to era. Many times, when I read about the history of incense and perfumes, I find myself wondering what the ancient Mediterranean smelled like, and why

Traces of a Father: Sofia Dalamagka reconstructs the memory of a father through images and remnants

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By Sofia Dalamaga “I don’t try, through my photographs, to tell a dramatic story. It is a personal document of what remains of us when we turn into stardust.” This is a first-person project. I never photographed my father.To photograph people, you have to get close, and I was never

Easter in Greece: Following the Most Beautiful Epitaphios experience

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Explore some of Greece’s most distinctive Good Friday traditions, from Corfu to Hydra, where the Epitaphios becomes a powerful cultural experience I still remember Easter in Corfu as a child. A Good Friday night in a northern village, candles lit, the Epitaphios moving slowly through the dark in a procession

3 destinations close to Athens for Easter break

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It is a difficult year for those of us who like to travel any chance they get. The uncertainty of a war that can escalate at any time, as well as mounting gas prices has put a limit towards any ambitious plans for far away and exotic destinations. However, we

The Taste and Aroma of Easter Across Greece

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By Sofia Triantou From the resurrection magiritsa to the traditional Sunday roast, from handmade festive pies to tsoureki, Greek tradition reveals how each place carries its own aromatic signature These are the days when homes fill with aromas that awaken memories from years past. And yet, Easter in Greece does

STOA culture: A new cultural space comes to life in the heart of Athens

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STOA culture: A New Cultural Hub in the Heart of Athens In the heart of Athens, where the streets of Panepistimiou and Stadiou intersect with the city’s history, the iconic Arsakeio Mansion acquires a new cultural dimension. STOA culture arrives to activate one of the most historic landmarks of the

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