Video by Elena Antoniou.
Exhibition: “The book as an artform - Contemporary Artists' Books 2”
The exhibition “The book as an artform - Contemporary Artists' Books 2” opens on the 28th of September 2018 at the renovated Old Library of The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA).
The exhibition features 100 contemporary artists and presents 400 artists books in different media and sizes. The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of artists talks and a bookbinding presentation.
Athens was designated “World Book Capital” by UNESCO for the year 2018. Therefore, the aim of the show is to acquaint the public with a wide selection of artists books and book art techniques.
The exhibition is organized by the artists initiative “Project 2” and aims to be the largest artists book show launched in Greece till now. Bringing together artists from the fine art discipline and the arts of bookbinding and paper making. The exhibition is a tribute to the book, an object of art, knowledge and enjoyment, which accompanied man for 4000 years till the dawn of the digital revolution.
Participating artists:
Ausra Lisauskiene, Imke Lohmann, Stephanie Iris Orati, Angeliki Douveri, Ageliki Bobori, Aggeliki Brisnovali, Angelos Skourtis, Agni Chronopoulos, Athina Haratsi, Alexia Kokkinou, Amarilis Siniosoglou, Andromachi Giannopoulou, Anna Meli, Anna Tzortzi, Anna Maria Hadjistephanou, Anneta Spanoudaki, Antigone Manolidou, Andreas Tomblin, Argyro Koufopanou, Vaya Politi, Vasileia M. Anaxagorou, Vasiliki Koskiniotou, Vasiliki Spyrou, Voula Ferentinou, Giannis Kardasis, Giasemi Rapti, Gioula Xatzhgeorgiou, Giorgos Lintzeris, Yota Pitsiri, Gogo Papavasiliou, Despina Manolarou, Despoina Pantazi, Eleni Glinou, Eleni Gounari, Eleni Kastrinogianni, Eleni Politopoulou, Eleftheria Gerari, Elisavet Kechagia, Emilia Tsekoura, A.Tassos Foundation, Eva Maragkaki, Evangelia Biza, Evdokia Kyrkou, Evi Athanasiou, Iro Bartsioka, Thaleia Michelaki, Thodoros Brouskomatis, Ioanna Delfino, Ioanna Koromila, Katerina Paschalidou, Katerina Tsitsela, Kleopatra Chatzigiosi, Christiana Iliopoulou, Kiveli Zachariou, Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi, Kostantina Bolieraki, Costas Vittis, Costas Evangelatos, Kostas Boudouris, Lena Antoniou, Leonidas Kambouroglou, Mary Louka, Margarita Spiliotaki, Martha Tsiara, Maria Antonatou, Maria Gkolia, Maria Kokkini, Maria Kompatsiari, Maria Matala, Maria Benaki, Maria Bourbou, Maria Papavasileiou, Maria Stamati, Markos Kampanis, Babis Dermatis, Nektarios Stamatopoulos, Nefeli Katsarou, Dorina Malliou, Olga Kozakou-Tsiara, Olga Melissaridou -Bampoura, Olga Bogdanou, Panagiota Giougli, Peggy Kliafa, Pinelopi Sirogianni, Rosa Fytiza, Roula Anagnostou, Stella Koukoulaki, Stella Tsistraki, Soula Petrou, Tasia Sempsi, Thaleia Michelaki, Filippos Fexis, Fiona Mouzakiti, Christos Santamouris, Christina Aggela, Students of Printmaking(Stefania Patrikiou, Elena Zeppou, Nausica Papatheodorou, Eleanna Barmpa)under the professor Manolis Giannadakis, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Duration of exhibition: 28th of September till the 5th of October 2018
Location: Old Library, Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), 256 Piraeus Street, 18233 Agios I. Rentis, Athens
Curators: Fiona Mouzakitis (artist, art historian), Despina Stavrou (photographer, owner of the Manifactura gallery)
Events programme:
Saturday 29th of September 2018:
Presentation of bookbinding techniques by Ms Evangelia Biza (artist bookbinder): 13.00 – 14.00
Lecture by Ms Alexia Kokkinou (artist bookbinder): 14.00 – 14.30
Thursday 4th of October 2018:
Lecture by Ms. Aušra Lisauskienė (Professor at Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts): 18.00 – 18.30
Lecture by Ms Eleni Glinou(artist): 18.30 – 19.00