DESTE Foundation's 'Gen X' Exhibition in Athens Draws from Dakis Joannou Collection

The DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art in Athens will host 'Gen X: Tales from the Forgotten Generation,' a group exhibition featuring works from the Dakis Joannou Collection. Curated by Massimiliano Gioni (Artistic Director, New Museum), Calvin Wang (Curatorial Assistant, New Museum), and Taeyi Kim (Curatorial Fellow, New Museum), the show runs from June 18 to November 26, 2026. The exhibition title references Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel 'Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture,' which depicts protagonists leaving corporate careers for low-wage jobs in a barren Californian landscape, symbolizing a generation caught between fading postwar optimism and uncertain futures.