The results and final selection of works from the Open Call titled Peri Physeōs, and co-hosted by THE TΕΛΟΣ SOCIETY and peri-Tēchnes are out! Click on this post to see the works created by our three finalists, read more about each of them, and also link to our Athens-based partner on this project THE TΕΛΟΣ SOCIETY.
Announcement!
We are pleased to announce that peri-Tēchnes is expanding!
While continuing to share art and cultural related news on our periodical-style platform, we will also begin representing some artists. Read along for more details!
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.
Artist Feature: Lilena Marinou
This week we are also hosting an Artist Feature where we highlight filmmaker and photographer, Lilena Marinou.
Click here to read the full article, insights from the artist, and view samples of her work.
Art Happenings from Across the Pond
A taste of the current Greek Art scene from your home.
We wanted to share some creative initiatives, talks and exhibitions from the [art] front in Greece.
Art is the Highest Form of Hope
“Art is the highest form of hope.”
— Gerhard Richter
So many of us have been working from home for weeks now. Galleries, museums, cafes, and even some parks now have closed. Being an avid believer of seeing art in person, the quarantine we are experiencing collectively has rendered me restless, longing for that exciting inner turmoil evoked when in art’s presence.