Summer 2022 Exhibitions in Athens: From Brice Marden to Dream On
During the summer of 2022, Athens is the site of significant exhibitions. The Museum of Cycladic Art showcases 'Brice Marden and Art Antiquity' until August 29, which combines Marden's creations with ancient pieces. The National Gallery, which reopened in 2021 following a €60 million renovation, features 'Painting an Ideal Greece' until November 28, highlighting the work of Kostantinos Parthenis (1878-1967). The EMST is hosting multiple exhibitions until October 30, including Antonis Pittas' 'jaune, geel, gelb, yellow', 'Statecraft (and beyond)', 'In the Same Space', and 'Handmade' (ending September 25). Additionally, the NEON foundation's revamped Public Tobacco Factory presents 'Dream On' until November 27 and Louise Bourgeois' 'Maman' (1999) at Stavros Niarchos Park until November 6.
Key facts
- Museum of Cycladic Art hosts 'Brice Marden and Art Antiquity' until August 29, 2022
- National Gallery of Athens reopened in 2021 after €60 million renovation by Panagiotis Grammatopoulos and Christos Panousakis
- National Gallery now displays 1,000 works from its 20,000-piece collection
- National Gallery presents 'Painting an Ideal Greece' retrospective of Kostantinos Parthenis until November 28, 2022
- EMST reopened in June 2022 in a former brewery
- EMST shows Antonis Pittas' 'jaune, geel, gelb, yellow', 'Statecraft (and beyond)', 'In the Same Space', and 'Handmade: on the social dimensions of craft'
- NEON foundation's Public Tobacco Factory hosts 'Dream On' curated by Dimitris Paleocrassas until November 27, 2022
- NEON presents Louise Bourgeois' 'Maman' at Stavros Niarchos Park until November 6, 2022
Entities
Artists
- Brice Marden
- Kostantinos Parthenis
- Antonis Pittas
- Sasha Streshna
- Thomas Kilpper
- Eirini Vourloumis
- Andreas Vourloumis
- John Bock
- Martha Dimitropoulou
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- Damien Hirst
- Paul Pfeiffer
- Alexandros Psychoulis
- Matthew Ritchie
- Anna-Maria Samara
- Kostas Ioannidis
- Louise Bourgeois
- Theo van Doesburg
- Dimitris Daskalopoulos
- Dimitris Paleocrassas
- Panagiotis Grammatopoulos
- Christos Panousakis
- Renzo Piano
Institutions
- Museum of Cycladic Art
- National Gallery of Athens
- EMST (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens)
- NEON Foundation
- Schwarz Foundation
- Tate
- Guggenheim
- MCA Chicago
- Public Tobacco Factory
- Stavros Niarchos Park
- Hellenic Parliament
- Artribune
Locations
- Athens
- Greece
- Hydra
- Vienna
- Paris
- Corfu
- New York
- Kallithea
- Acropolis
- Museum of Cycladic Art, Neophytou Douka 4, Athens
- National Gallery, 50 Vasileos Konstantinou str., Athens
- EMST, Kallirrois Avenue & Amvr. Frantzi Str, Athens
- Public Tobacco Factory, 218 Lenorman St., Athens
- Stavros Niarchos Park, 364 Syggrou Avenue, Kallithea