Ancient Greek art with a colourful contemporary twist
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Art Athina Contemporary Art Exhibition
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When:
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23 - 25 May 2008 (annual)
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Where:
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Helexpo Palace
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Free
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Art Athina was established by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association to promote and develop contemporary art in Greece and beyond. The exhibition at Helexpo Palace includes paintings, installations, sculpture, video art and photography.
The fair is organised in four sections: Basic Plan, Open Plan, Focus: Berlin - New York and the Parallel Plan. The Basic Plan is the main fair section and includes work from Greek and international galleries. The Open Plan's curator Bettina Busse (Berlin) invites international galleries to exhibit sculptures and installations, stretching the limits of the traditional art fair.
Focus: New York-Berlin; "First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin" is this year's special tribute focusing on cutting-edge art from New York and Berlin. The Parallel Plan programme provides a platform for a number of curated projects and events, onsite and offsite in venues around the city, including exhibitions, performances, talks and encounters. The Art Athina Art Talks will feature discussions between art professionals on various subjects, such as narcissism, ownership, consumption and criticism. Among the participating speakers are Catherine David and Christian Viveros-Faune.
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