VIΛ XVII
In Hesiod's "Theogony", Via (Force), Kratos (the State - Authority - Strength), Zelos (Zeal) and Niki (Victory), are siblings.
One of the main concerns of visual artist Nikos Giavropoulos, curator of the "VIV XVII" exhibition, is Violence, as an everyday phenomenon. If life is the journey-adventure to the completion of man, violence, is the force used to obstruct journey. Seventeen visual artists, a writer, and a director provide valuable insight on the critical issue of violence. Cause, intent, and documentation, are the substances from which artists draw the material to create their work.
Participating artists: Nikos Artemis, Eleanna Balesi, Dimitris Georgakopoulos, Nikos Giavropoulos, Giannis Kardasis, Kostas Lales, Yiorgos Lintzeris, Despoina Meimaroglou, Maro Michalakakos, Eleni Mylonas, MGMA, Pantelis Pantelopoulos, Giorgos Raptis, Vangelis Savvas, Angelos Skourtis, Michail Tsakountis, Anna Vasof, Theodoros Zafeiropoulos.
Curated by: Nikos Giavropoulos
Saturday, June 17, 20:30
Talk: Writer – poet George-Icaros Babassakis, discusses violence with references to literature and the cinema.
Duration of exhibition: June 8 – June 18, 2017
Visiting hours: 18:00 – 21:00 daily
40 Eressou Str., Exarchia, 106 81
2nd floor
"VIΛ XVII" exhibition curated by Nikos Giavropoulos is part of the Back to Athens 5 International Arts Festival. The 5th edition of Back to Athens International Arts Festival opens for the second time in the historical Exarchia district, hosted in buildings, local shops and businesses. From June 8 - 18, 2017, Greek and international and artists revive public and private spaces with exhibitions, installations, performances, music performances and screenings. Back to Athens 5 is curated by: Georg Georgakopoulos, Dimitris Georgakopoulos and Fotini Kapiris, the performance series is curated by Thanos Vovolis. Back to Athens 5 is organised by CHEAPART with the participation of the Artwall Project Space and Offspring Young Artists Program, the support of the Faculty Scholarship Grant from the Office for the Advancement of Research, John Jay College and communication sponsors Ta Nea tis Technis (The Greek Art Newspaper), AAF All About Festivals, inexarchia.gr.
Back to Athens was initiated 2012, its concept roots on the idea that cultural activity can bring on an entirely new outlook on the Athens City Center. Greek and international artists, art groups and curators are invited to perceive the city as an open field of action, but also as a setting in constant and rapid transformation. Back to Athens is an idea platform, a public showcase of contemporary art and expression, a meeting point for the art community in the heart of the city where creative potential is unleashed and ideas are realised.
