Athens Biennial 2023 Announces 'Anti' Theme with Curators Stefanie Hessler and Kostis Stafylakis

Stefanie Hessler and Kostis Stafylakis will co-curate the 2023 Athens Biennial alongside founding director Poka-Yio. The exhibition, titled 'Anti,' opens on 26 October. Over 100 international artists, media creators, and theorists will participate, though specific names remain unannounced. The curators' statement poses questions about contemporary opposition and identity formation. Their thematic exploration addresses the normalization of non-conformity across politics, web culture, videogames, Netflix, and figures ranging from Slavoj Žižek to Rihanna. This edition arrives a decade after Greece's financial crisis, positioning the biennial within ongoing cultural and economic contexts. The curatorial framework examines how opposition manifests in current digital and popular landscapes.