Gallery Walk

An introduction to contemporary artists of Athens and their work.

The event that has been embraced by the public of Athens is back!

25 artists invite the public to an open dialogue in the galleries of Athens where their exhibitions are hosted in May, give a guided tour of their work, talk about their influences, inspiration and the materials of their art.

Another creative collaboration between PSAT and Art Athina with Athens Culture Net of the Municipality of Athens, in the context of Athens City Festival.

Program

Wednesday, May 3

Dio Horia | 17:00-18:00
Histonas (Room of Webs), Iliodora Margellos
While in Classical Greece, women used to spend most of the day in the gynaikon, the women’s quarters of the house located on an upper floor, where mothers raised their children and engaged in spinning thread and weaving, IliodoraMargellos revisits history and places this private space at DioHoria Acropolis Annex, located at the lower level of the gallery.

Kappatos Gallery | 17:00-20:00
Ah, Vassilis Salpistis
Animals and statues, masked disciples, a boy growing up, a Greek sacrifice and warlike ornamentation in menswear. Paintings covered in charcoal and redrawn, the field of an unfinished archaeological excavation and an exercise in memory that, by erasing, brings out the colours and forms in sections, like densely written notes in the shadow of a cinematic eclipse or a reflection on a dark screen.

Thursday, May 4

Kappatos Gallery | 17:00-20:00
Ah, Vassilis Salpistis
Animals and statues, masked disciples, a boy growing up, a Greek sacrifice and warlike ornamentation in menswear. Paintings covered in charcoal and redrawn, the field of an unfinished archaeological excavation and an exercise in memory that, by erasing, brings out the colors and forms in sections, like densely written notes in the shadow of a cinematic eclipse or a reflection on a dark screen.

Art Appel Gallery | 19:00
Love, the opposite of Fascism, Christina Papatoli
It was an ancient Roman emblem depicting fascis (fascismo) parcels around an ax. They were still. Dead like! We are opposite, we are overtaking.. Love or fascism, the second group exhibition with the crew of Elli Griva.
I was born in 1978. I broke five strollers by the time I walked. I don’t want to be still. That’s why I paint.

Friday, May 5

Kappatos Gallery | 17:00-20:00
Ah, Vassilis Salpistis
Animals and statues, masked disciples, a boy growing up, a Greek sacrifice, and warlike ornamentation in menswear. Paintings covered in charcoal and redrawn, the field of an unfinished archaeological excavation and an exercise in memory that, by erasing, brings out the colors and forms in sections, like densely written notes in the shadow of a cinematic eclipse or a reflection on a dark screen.

Saturday, May 6

CITRONNE Gallery | 11:00–15:00
Orbital Objects, Pantelis Chandris
In his solo exhibition Orbital Objects Pantelis Chandris creates a visual narrative, an unexpected world, one of contrasts and references that exists associatively. In “Orbital Objects”, Pantelis Chandris produces an installation that is the reflection of a universal reference. It is a visual Cosmos, in the earliest interpretation of the term; in other words, it is a Universe in which an oceanic feeling wanders, the awe of the unknown, the infinite and the inconceivable. The works, therefore, are part of an orbit; a movement that neutralises time and renegotiates the meaning of the present. The artist defines it as an “atypical planetary garden”, where sculptures and paintings act as rotating objects.

Kappatos Gallery | 12:00-15:00
Ah, Vassilis Salpistis
Animals and statues, masked disciples, a boy growing up, a Greek sacrifice and warlike ornamentation in menswear. Paintings covered in charcoal and redrawn, the field of an unfinished archaeological excavation and an exercise in memory that, by erasing, brings out the colours and forms in sections, like densely written notes in the shadow of a cinematic eclipse or a reflection on a dark screen.

Kalfayan Galleries | 13:00-14:00
Wish, Karolina Krasouli
The exhibition of Karolina Krasouli at Kalfayan Galleries continues the artist’s research on the representation of visual phenomena, which are connected to the mechanisms of memory and language. Her new works capture the multi-layered symbolism of a ‘wish’, and at the same time are ‘open’ to interpretation. Krasouli’s ‘wishes’ sometimes take the form of drawings with colored pencils on paper, while in other cases they are expressed through stitched canvases. Through a process of reading and writing, the artist uncovers a set of mechanisms where meanings and sensations are “rewritten” with the aim to invent a new language between abstraction and representation.

Tuesday, May 9

Techonohoros Art Gallery | 17:30–20:30
Hidden Paradise, Janet Liodaki
Nature, so rich and endless, still surprises the painter with every glance. In the effort to render this surprise, these works are born and pulsate with vitality and rhythm, with movement and explosive expression. The great microcosm of the Cretan “longos” is still here, caressing the soles, an invitation for lonely walks to those who know how not to pass.

Thursday, May 11

Techonohoros Art Gallery | 17:30–22:30/Opening
Hidden Paradise, Janet Liodaki
Nature, so rich and endless, still surprises the painter with every glance. In the effort to render this surprise, these works are born and pulsate with vitality and rhythm, with movement and explosive expression. The great microcosm of the Cretan “longos” is still here, caressing the soles, an invitation for lonely walks to those who know how not to pass.

Evripides Art Gallery | 18:00
In medias res, Christos Pallantzas
The exhibition visitor will have the opportunity to travel through landscapes that exude a peculiar romance and eroticism, as they become an ”ode” to the most sacred moment for the painter, that of creation. It is the time when the day leaves to give way to the night.
The artist’s arsenal is memory and emotion as well as his ability to trace and understand all the light and darkness of the human soul. Christos Pallantza’s artworks reflect his interest in making the invisible visible. The artists’ goal is the revelation of the inner side of things, the revelation of truth, not becoming, but being.

Art Zone 42 Athens | 18:00
Exploration, Areti Kloutsinioti
The style of Areti Kloutsiniotiis characteristic, in her «Exploration» the compositions are phantasmagoric with many bright colors and the shapes of humans, animals and plants maintain their realism, even though they twist and twirl in abstract, universal places.

Friday, May 12

Techonohoros Art Gallery | 17:30–20:30
Hidden Paradise, Janet Liodaki
Nature, so rich and endless, still surprises the painter with every glance. In the effort to render this surprise, these works are born and pulsate with vitality and rhythm, with movement and explosive expression. The great microcosm of the Cretan “longos” is still here, caressing the soles, an invitation for lonely walks to those who know how not to pass.

Αrtshot – SophiaGaitani | 18:00-20:00
George Feretos, Through the animal’s gaze
In the presented section, George Feretos, through an amazingly masterful design, brings to us -one by one – a group of domestic animals to the forefront of viewing. Through their position in the visual field, and furthermore through their posture and expressiveness, these animals disarm us. Our gaze is focused on their gaze, on their innocence and inner fear, on their caution and the acceptance of their infallible instincts. We identify with the unconditional trust with which one feels that they are addressing us, even though their gaze does not hide the existing and emerging suspicions about their imminent execution.

Ekfrasi–Yianna Grammatopoulou | 17:00–20:00
Back to the fields, Giannis Kastritsis
The artist presents a painting-sculpture environment, where the mixed media paintings come into conversation with a large herd of clay animals. Kastritsis uses the symbolic title “Back to the fields” to make a comment on the distancing of modern human from the natural environment and his alienation from the experiential perception of nature.

Evripides Art Gallery | 18:00
In medias res, Christos Pallantzas
The exhibition visitor will have the opportunity to travel through landscapes that exude a peculiar romance and eroticism, as they become an ”ode” to the most sacred moment for the painter, that of creation. It is the time when the day leaves to give way to the night.
The artist’s arsenal is memory and emotion as well as his ability to trace and understand all the light and darkness of the human soul. Christos Pallantza’s artworks reflect his interest in making the invisible visible. The artists’ goal is the revelation of the inner side of things, the revelation of truth, not becoming, but being.

Saturday, May 13

Αrtshot – SophiaGaitani | 13:00-15:00
George Feretos, Through the animal’s gaze
In the presented section, George Feretos, through an amazingly masterful design, brings to us -one by one – a group of domestic animals to the forefront of viewing. Through their position in the visual field, and furthermore through their posture and expressiveness, these animals disarm us. Our gaze is focused on their gaze, on their innocence and inner fear, on their caution and the acceptance of their infallible instincts. We identify with the unconditional trust with which one feels that they are addressing us, even though their gaze does not hide the existing and emerging suspicions about their imminent execution.

a.antonopoulou.art | 14:00
Erosions, Valerios Caloutsis
Valerios Caloutsis (1927-2014) worked on ” Erosions” from 1987 to 2010. From the fantastic landscapes he created in the first half of the ’80s, where he combines photography with collage and drawing, he has moved on to works that have volume and depth. These works refer to detached rocks, landslides, ravines and burnt landscapes. This three-dimensional painting – the press of the time characterized it as “mineral” or “constructive” – showed a nature that is being destroyed.

Batagianni Gallery | 13:00-14:00
Dialoquein Clay, Group show
G. Alexandridis, V. Kasara, D. Klagou, K. Kantartzis, M. Castelo, V. Frois
Historically, the main representative source of information have been objects of common use, whose cultural expression is less conscious and more honest, through what society produces. Pottery is a huge part of material culture and has provided important insight into the culture of people of every era through form, iconography and material use.

Evripides Art Gallery | 12:00
In medias res, Christos Pallantzas
The exhibition visitor will have the opportunity to travel through landscapes that exude a peculiar romance and eroticism, as they become an ”ode” to the most sacred moment for the painter, that of creation. It is the time when the day leaves to give way to the night. The artist’s arsenal is memory and emotion as well as his ability to trace and understand all the light and darkness of the human soul. Christos Pallantza’s artworks reflect his interest in making the invisible visible. The artists’ goal is the revelation of the inner side of things, the revelation of truth, not becoming, but being.

Tuesday, May 16

Alma | 13:00
Paratheses, Maria Vlandi
In this exhibition the artist presents two vertebral sculptural compositions made of clay. These vertebrae refer to remains of civilizations, that are usually found unused and abandoned in the environment. Vlandi repositions and recomposes these remains, creating installations with clear references to the past, which, through her perspective, gain a new contemporary dimension expressing her position on modern life.

Thursday, May 18

Zoumboulakis Galleries | 11:00-20:00
Group Show “11 Women Artists United for Children” with the participation of Alexandra Athanassiades, Katerina Zacharopoulou, Nikomachi Karakostanoglou, Marina Karella, Peggy Kliafa, Nina Papaconstantinou, Elpi Saranti, Christiana Soulou, Sofia Stevi, Chryssa and Farida El Gazzar.
Zoumboulakis Galleries presents the collective exhibition “11 Women Artists United for Children”, in support of Eliza – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. On the increased numbers of incidents of domestic violence, including extreme neglect, physical and sexual abuse of children, in recent years in Greece, Zoumboulakis Galleries joins forces with Eliza Society to raise public awareness and contribute to Eliza’s aim to educate professionals who work with children, so as to detect and identify cases of suspected child abuse. More specifically, the exhibition “11 Women Artists United for Children” supports Eliza’s initiative to create a National Training and Empowerment Program for Preschool Teachers for the prevention of child abuse.

Thursday, May 25

Argo Gallery | 12:00
The Asian Minor Women, Vaggelis Pappas
The Asian Minor women Using as a reference the historical event of the Asia Minor disaster and with focus on the refugee crisis as a timeless reality, here, are presented three dominant and emblematic elements: Woman as primary motive and symbol of culture – its birth and maintenance, the opposite shore as an unquenchable nostos and, finally, the paths of the unknown as a course for a pseudo-inscribed “Ithaca”.

Gallery 7 | 18:00-20:00
Animalia: The after effect of a performance
Visual artists M. Stavropoulou & N. Kanoglou are going to work together in Gallery 7 in a few minutes live performance drawing mythological creatures from several periods such as Prehistory, Ancient Babylon, Minoan Crete, Homeric Ages, Asian folklore. Creatures come alive through drawing and reconstitute themselves to the public on a piece of paper 6 meters long, with the participation of the music band Incirrina. The whole project will rise up through arranging the artwork in situ,in Gallery 7 where the public will have the chance to observe the result of the performance.

Ileana Tountas Contemporary Art Center | 18:00–20:00
Exercises in Tail Autotomy, Eugenia Apostolou
In her recent work Eugenia Apostolou recycles the rubble derived from destroyed previous works. She selects the pieces and rebuilds them in a new situation with the use of gauze that withholds the smashed matter. The result is a continuous flux of matter that creates a three dimensional effect. Even though the works evolve within the limits of the canvas they acquire sculptural form.

Peritechnon Karteris Art  Gallery | 19:00
“Metallaxis”, Christina Evdokia Kalogeropoulou
The exhibition “Metallaxis” transports us to a dimension where the physical and imaginary worlds collide, giving birth to eerie yet familiar metallic creatures. Beyond our physical realm and at the same time closely connected to our reality, they enter consciousness and reflect our fears, hopes and dreams, in a constant effort to manage the painful experience and understand the cycle of our perishable existence.

Saturday, May 27

Athens Art Gallery | 12:00–14:00
Painting, Stefanos Zannis
Through a series of works, acrylic on canvas, based on personal experiences and from places he has visited, the artist seeks and projects the element of silent joy in things. Since the end of October 2021 he was in Rafina Marikes almost daily, painting versions of the beach and the people, seeing, breathing and feeling, and continued the same process in the winter in the landscapes of the city.

Skoufa Gallery | 12:00
Painting, Nikos Angelidis
Nikos Angelidis’ new exhibition comprises of 27 artworks, which he created since 2018. Seven years after his previous show at Skoufa Gallery, Angelidis’ work is still defined by askilled, realistic depiction ofdreamy scenes, a love for the detail and an absence of anylinear or atmospheric perspective. In these new artworks, narration is exceeded by a deep personal humor, expressed by riddles and puzzles. His mixed media constructions are in concurrence with his paintings, becoming 3-dimensional toys of his pictorial visions.