Last Friday, December 15, 2023 we gathered to celebrate the opening of a meaningful exhibition of work by Georgia Lale. Our joy quickly dwindled as in the following days the Consulate and artist received intense reactions and criticism over one of the two pieces in particular, leading to the work’s censorship and removal. Before getting …
Category: Art Writing
Tiffany Apostolou in Conversation with Katerina Christina Gregoriou
Read our conversation with photographer Katerina Christina Georgiou!
Visiting 1940s Oil Paintings in Gramercy
Read about our recent visit to the historic community of St John the Baptist in Gramercy, New York where we got to inspect oil painting iconogoraphy from the 1940s.
“BLACKNESS IS NOT SITE SPECIFIC: An interview with Anna Parisi” by Natalia Almonte
The following interview is by our contributing writer and artist, Natalia Almonte with artist Anna Parisi.
Chasing the Unseen: In Conversation with Despina Konstantinides
We were recently able to (socially-distanced) meet with NY-based Despina Konstantinides for an interview! We are beyond excited for the opportunity to represent Konstantinides on peri-Tēchnes and to share this interview with you all here.
Long-Distance Chat with Photographer Chrissa Markos
We had the chance to speak with Chrissa Markos, a Massachusetts- based artist who works primarily with photography and print. Read below to learn more about Markos’ fascinating artistic practice that also draws deep connections with literature and cinema!
Artist Feature: Spyros Procopiou
On the occasion of featuring works by Spyros Procopiou, we spoke with the artist about his drawing practice. Below you can read the artist feature where you will learn all about his creative process and what his work is all about!
On Recent News of Appropriation and Re-use of Byzantine World Heritage Monuments
As a platform dedicated to the arts and to advocating for the value of cultural production and history, we felt the need to make an open statement on the recent change in status of two Byzantine Wold Heritage monuments, and specify that what we address is only in relation to these unwarranted changes on behalf of governmental officials.
Courtesy of a Pandemic: Chronicles of an Exhibition Installed Indefinitely by Natalia Almonte
Natalia Almonte with Nicole Economides, curated WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU at the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries of Parsons School of Design in New York before the pandemic brought about strict quarantine measures.
Read below for Natalia’s review of the effects of the pandemic on their exhibition that has been indefinitely extended!
Some Thoughts on Back to Athens 7, July 1 – 4, 2020, by Nicole Economides
This year’s Back to Athens art festival baring the title, “μetaΑθήνα / pόστΑθενς,” presents eleven curatorial projects and over 100 artists and curators that worked around the concept of “contemporary Athens.” Artists and curators alike, from the domestic and international art scene came together to present perspectives of the “new reality” in light of the pandemic and the contemporary socioeconomic circumstances.
Read on for Nicole Economides’ review of this year’s Back to Athens fair.