Under the summer sun of Andros island, a young English tourist, Annabel, meets a shepherd and a sincere, innocent love is born. The cult movie Girls in the Sun [Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο, 1968] directed by Vasilis Georgiadis was nominated as Foreign Film – Foreign Language Film [1970] in Golden Globe Awards and won three awards in Thessaloniki Film …
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Korai ♀ in the Hēlios
Drama Masks: Thalia + Melpomene
The two masks are associated with ancient greek drama with the smiling and frowning faces. They are the Comedy and Tragedy masks that were worn in ancient Greece during the golden age, around 500 – 300 BC, and are paired together to show the two extremes of the human psyche. The Comedy mask is known …
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The Grecian Sandal
Greek sandálion, diminutive of sandalon ‘sandal’. The winged sandals were a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird. Following the exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ at the V&A Museum curated by Helen …
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Pythia says.
In The Grove of the Oracle. GIF by The Current Sea, 2015. The Pythia, commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, was the name of any priestess throughout the history of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Established in the 8th century BC, Pythia was widely credited for her prophecies inspired by being filled by …
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El Greco 1978 : Yannis Tseklenis
Yannis Tseklenis is recognised today as the leading Greek fashion designer of the second half of the 20th century. He is also considered to be the artist and businessman who introduced Greek fashion to the contemporary international fashion world. Over the course of his fashion design career (1965-1991), his textile and fashion collections were in …
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Unclasped | Discovering Contemporary Greek Jewellery
Unclasped is an exhibition of contemporary jewellery objects, bringing together and examining the practices of twenty-two artists of Greek descent currently working in Greece, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Cyprus and Australia. The exhibition aims to provide a platform for contemporary thought in order to highlight the work of both established …
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The Karagiozis Project
Deciding in times of democracy / What would Karagiozis say? What would Karagiozis do today? An American puppet maker and visual artist leads a group of translators, political people, curators, and culture makers, and teams up with a Karagiozis player to create a new performance that asks this question. In this 3-part installation, people use …
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The Greek Souvenirs Revisited
The winning projects of the Design Competition, conducted by the Archaeological Receipts Fund (TAP) in 2015, were announced following the exhibition held on Sunday, January 17 2016, under the ‘Design Athens 2’. View the results: here According to the tender notice of the TAP Design Competition , the main purpose was to promote new …
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Greek Brand New: A Glimpse at Greece’s new aesthetics
A glimpse at Greece’s new aesthetic vision as seen through brands, products, designs and ideas presented by 36 young companies in the clothing, accessories, beachwear, designer objects & souvenir business. GREEK BRAND NEW is a one of a kind trade show. It was created by a group of young companies that have opened within the last …
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BEYOND DRESS CODES: Contemporary Fashion Designers in dialogue with Traditional Greek Costume
Beyond Dress Codes demonstrates that traditional Greek costume should not be regarded as the antiquated contents of museum showcases, but instead a creation of timeless interest that continues to serve as a source of inspiration. The exhibition presents colored drawings of traditional Greek dress and headdresses from all over Greece by sketch artist Gisis …
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