We Kept on Dressing: Vekri and Zhegrova's Intimate Exhibition in Athens

The exhibition 'We Kept on Dressing' by Amalia Vekri and Dardan Zhegrova is on view at Haus N Athen in Athens, housed in an old pyjama manufactory. The show features Vekri's watercolor series 'Girls At Home' and Zhegrova's 'Series of Orgiastic Rites'. The artists met during a residency in Tirana at the former home of Enver Hoxha, now a contemporary art space. Their works explore intimacy, desire, absence, and emptiness. Vekri's watercolors depict solitary female bodies in interior settings, inspired by cinematographic works like Suspiria and Requiem for a Vampire, and sourced from online porn clips. Zhegrova's drawings reference Dionysus and blend mythical pagan attributes with contemporary gay porn aesthetics, often drawn from casual encounters via Grindr. The exhibition also incorporates found fabric from the 1970s, evoking the history of the pyjama factory. The review by Arnisa Zeqo draws parallels between the artworks and ancient Pompeian frescoes, including the Casa dei Misteri, and reflects on themes of anonymity, desire, and the techniques of the body. The title references a poem by Zhegrova. The exhibition runs at Haus N Athen in Athens.