Italian and Greek Artists Meet in Athens Exhibition on Proximity and Memory

Key facts

• The exhibition "Così, distanti, ci veniamo incontro. Geografie di prossimità" is curated by Leonardo Regano at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Atene.
• It runs until November 13, 2026, as part of the XXII Giornata del Contemporaneo.
• Fourteen Italian and Greek artists and collectives participate.
• The title quotes the closing verse of Vittorio Sereni's poem La ragazza di Atene.
• The show is organized into five thematic sections covering myth and landscape, memory of places, the Mediterranean as a space of crossing, and artists living between the two countries.
• Participating artists include Valentina Bartolini, Giovanna Caimmi, Marta Roberti, Katerina Botsari, Giuseppe De Mattia, Eva Marisaldi, Marcella Vanzo, Agata Ferrari Bravo & Thomas Saccuman, Lucia Bricco, Giovanni Copelli and Stef Kamaris.
• Media include painting, drawing, photography, video, installation, performance and participatory practices.
• Many participating artists have lived, studied or worked in both Italy and Greece.