137 artists, architects and art historians from Greece and abroad present 110 works at the Temporary Exhibitions Space of EMST from May 27 to October 24, 2021. 110 artworks by 137 artists, architects, and art theorists from Greece and abroad are presented in the Temporary Exhibitions Space of the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) from May 27 to October 24, 2021.
The SYMBOLS & Iconic Ruins exhibition explores the ways in which we perceive and approach potent cultural symbols, bringing together under a common conceptual framework contemporary works of art and architecture by prominent artists and architects from Greece and abroad. The exhibition marks an attempt to synthesize different conceptualisations of the symbol, by drawing eclectic affinities and highlighting common features, regardless of the radically different points of departure and processes involved in their production. In addition to independent artworks, which reflect on the relationship between artistic and architectural creation, the core of the exhibition consists of three distinct but interconnected themes: the Acropolis of Athens, post-war architecture in Central Europe and the Berlin Wall. According to Panayotis Pangalos, the chief curator of the SYMBOLS & Iconic Ruins exhibition, “the aim is to establish a unique dialogue between different species of ruins that hold pertinent symbolic value.”
The exhibition comprises artworks, many of which were created specifically for this event and are displayed here for the first time, documentaries on art and architecture, architectural models, videos, as well as rare archival material. Due to the pandemic, a digital, online version of the exhibition has been created in a 3D interactive environment, in Greek and English.
Participating authors, artists, and architects
Austin + Mergold - Jason Austin & Aleksandr Mergold, Armand Biglari, Mario Botta, Peter Eisenman, Alberto Ferlenga, Studio FUKSAS - Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, LGSMA - Luca Galofaro, Gianluca Fontana, Thilo Krense, GRAFT - Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz & Thomas Willemeit, Fabio Marroni, J. MAYER H. und Partner, Laurie Olin, Hyung-Geun Park, Franco Perrotti, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Heike Schuppelius, Yvonne Smink, Petr Vorlík, Dimitrios Agathopoulos, Andreas Angelidakis, Areti Adamopoulou, Stavros Alifragkis, Aristide Antonas, Angelos Antonopoulos, Kostis Velonis, Ariadni Vozani, Chryssa Voudouri, Argyro Galani, Yiouli Georgosopoulou, Eleana Yalouri, Dimitris Giannisis, Socrates Yiannoudes, Vassilis Ganiatsas, object-e architecture - Dimitris Gourdoukis & Katerina Tryfonidou, Stavros Gyftopoulos, Aristotelis Dimitrakopoulos, Katerina Zafeiropoulou, Demetrios Issaias, Nikos Kalogirou, Kalos & Klio, Konstantinos Kanellopoulos, Panita Karamanea, Nephele E. Katsarou, Elias Kafouros, KIZI STUDIO - Yannis Kizis, Costandis Kizis, Spyros Kizis, Antonis Kiourktsis, Myrto Kiourti, Aaron Cohen, Alexandros Kokkinos, Maria Kokkinou, Manolis Korres, Zissis Kotionis, Takis Koubis, Andreas Kourkoulas, Nefeli Kyrkitsou, Elias Constantopoulos, Anastasios M. Kotsiopoulos and Partners Architects, Andreas Lazaris, Nikolaos Laskaris, Thanassis Manis, Michalis Manousakis, Afroditi Maragkou, Ηara Marantidou, Tina Marinaki, Giannis Markantonakis, Sarra Matsa, Anna Machairianaki, Kyriakos Mortarakos, Phryni Mouzakitou, Thanasis Moutsopoulos, Aristides Baltas, Vassiliki Belessi, Tassos Biris, Constantine Bouras, Ilias Bourgiotis, Konstantinos Moraitis, Kostas Daflos, Georgios Xiropaidis, oiio studio - Ioannis Oikonomou, Panayotis Pangalos, Georgios A. Panetsos, Phoebus Panigyrakis, Apostolos Panos, Konstantinos Papadimitrakopoulos, Spiros Papadopoulos, Tassis Papaioannou, Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos, Morpho Papanikolaou, Nikolas Patsavos, Tsampikos Petras, SQ1 -SquareOne- Kostas Poulopoulos, For Cancel - Zoi Pirinis, Takis Zerdevas, Makis Faros, Thanassis Renztis, Yorgos Rimenidis, Rena Sakellaridou, Konstantinos Serraos, Nikolaos Sidiropoulos, Heimer & Alz - Andreas Sitorengo, Konstantinos Tiligadis, Sofia Sofianou, Stavros Stavrides, Eva Stefani, Vangelis Stylianidis, Ermioni Syrogiannopoulou, Helen Tatla, TTDZ Architects - Anastasios Tellios & Despoina Zavraka, Yorgos Tzirtzilakis, Yannis N. Tzortzis, Nikos Tranos, Giorgos Triantafyllou, Venetia Tsakalidou, Maria Tsantsanoglou, Konstantinos Tsioutas, Sofia Tsiraki, Kyriaki Tsoukala, Vassilis Tsonakas, Dimitris A. Fatouros, Anastasia Ferentinou, Dimitri Philippides, Angelos Floros, Yannis Hamilakis, Pantelis Chandris, Konstantinos Chatzaras, Dimitra Chatziandreou and Jimmy Chitas.
