Artists in Athens - city of crisis
Subtitle: Kallitechnes sten Athena - pole tes krises = Künstler in Athen - Stadt der Krise
By: editors, Heiner Legewie, Georg Eichinger ; translations, Myrto Sophokleous, Heiner Legewie, Georg Eichinger
Contributors: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung; Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9783798329065; 9783798329072
Subjects: Greek Art; Exhibitions; Artists; Modern Art
Other titles: Kallitechnes sten Athena - pole tes krises; Künstler in Athen - Stadt der Krise
Description: "Thanks to its vitality, the art scene in Athens, faced with the economic and political crisis, is met with an increased attention by media and specialist publishers. The Catalogue and the accompanying exhibition in Berlin and Athens - running parallel to documenta 2017 in Kassel and Athens - pose crucial questions regarding the relation of economic crisis, art production and new forms of political art. A social research undertaken in 2016, interviewed and photographed Greek and international artists working in Athens in various art forms, ranging from street art, painting, sculpture and installations to photographic art. The seriousness and passion, with which the artists follow their visions under adverse life conditions, is impressive. The biographical photographic portraits of 14 artists reflect their artistic and political positions, and are in dialogue with the presented works, which results in a vivid insight into the relation of art, biography, and political crisis. The accompanying essays discuss the sociological and aesthetic conception of the "artists' exhibition", the social impact of the economic crisis in Greece, contemporary art and crisis, the importance of street art in Athens, and the art scene in the crisis. The appendix gives a description of ATLAS.ti, a software developed at Technische Universität Berlin, and its use by professionals in the field of culture"--Publisher's website.
Notes: On the occasion of an exhibition held at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Berlin, June 15 - July 13, 2017; Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens, October 5-23, 2017.

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