FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 2021 - IMAGINE GALLERY

1821, OPTICS OF A REVOLUTION

We look forward to welcoming you to the opening on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 6:00 PM at IMAGINE GALLERY
(District I. Jounta 21 & Chr. Giannakis, Paiania).
The exhibition is under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

EXHIBITION DURATION: October 22 - November 29, 2021

OPENING HOURS: Monday - Friday 10:00 -19:00, Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

Η ΕΚΘΕΣΗ

The online art platform “grcollectors” has the pleasure and honor to organize and present the exhibition “1821, a Perspective on a Revolution”.

200 young, emerging artists and several established artists held in their hands an 18x21 cm canvas where they were free to create works that express the timeless struggle of the Greeks, interpreting our history with a contemporary artistic eye.

In the spirit of creation and dialogue between artists, the exhibition presents works of art that represent the vitality and richness of the contemporary art scene.

The correlation of memory and history was one of the key demands for the organization of the Exhibition “1821, Vision of a Revolution”, where 200 contemporary artists, regardless of context, age, gender or experience, were invited to make visible as imprints their ideas and thoughts on the meaning of the 200th anniversary of the Revolution, revealing through their works the internal and external processes that define and constitute for each one their personal “homeland”.

Each work individually, but also as a whole, goes beyond simple representation and cold description, transmitting and preserving intact the primary emotion, with the concepts of time and memory intertwined in an indissoluble unity. It is the tangible connection of the memory and history of Greece with the artistic idiosyncrasy of each creator. A temperament that is charismatically transfused to the viewers of the works, transforming the Greek cultural heritage into a global one.

A modern way to learn history on terms imposed by our society 200 years later. Works of fascinating interpretations, voices of a world that hovers between tradition and modernity, between violence and hope, between poverty and development. As a whole, they present signs of innovation, vitality and open rebellion that bring positive rays for the future of Greek art and beyond. Perhaps yesterday's revolution is, today, above all, resistance to barbarity.

The exhibition "1821, perspective of a Revolution", constitutes the visual imprint of the historical continuity of the Greek state from its foundation to the present day and contributes to the preservation of historical memory.

Through the investigation of the later perception of historical events of the past, the 200 artists with various aesthetic references and approaches, coexist with their works on canvas measuring 18x21 cm. which stimulate the interest of the modern viewer, while simultaneously introducing him to the historical context that created them.

Through their own perspective, the 200 creators narrate their own "Revolution", capturing in their works the values and ideals that awakened the Greeks 200 years ago and inspired their struggle for social, spiritual and political freedom.

The opening for the public took place in July 2021, at the War Museum, Rizari 2-4, Athens.
The presentation of the exhibition invites the visitor to face the space as part of history, to take initiatives, to be able to navigate through moments of history through contemporary art.

Our aim is to "travel" to other cities in Greece that will "embrace" it, sealing its most complete presentation to the largest possible audience.

EXHIBITION CURATOR

Gatsa Eleni, Art Historian-Archaeologist

EXHIBITION ORGANIZATION

IMAGINE VISUAL ARTS, GR COLLECTORS

Participating Artists:

Avagianou Rena / Avramidis Demosthenis / Agriou Eri / Adrianos Sotiris / Aivazoglou Achilles / Alexandrou Vasilis / Alexopoulou Lida / Anastasiadou Ourania / Antoniou Nikolas / Axiotakis Stylianos / Asimaki Spyridoula / Asimakopoulos Paris / Vagioni Pavlina / Vazoukou Irini / Valeri Antigone / Vasilakou Argyri / Velliou Elli / Verykaki Olga / Vogiatzis Christos / Vordoni Erietta / Voulgaris Panagiotis / Gazea Violeta / Gatsiou Eleni / Georgiadou Ismini / Georgiou Dimitra-Eleni / Giakoumakis Michael-Odysseas / Giannopoulos Christos / Gigourtakis Giannis / Gevrekis Stathis / Ginosati Eleni / Goumas Vasilios / Grizi Aphrodite / Grigoriadi Maria / Griva Antonia / Gyzis Georgios / Gyftakis Nikos / Davvetas Demosthenis / Damos Stavros / Deligianni Rafaela / Dellassouda Tzina / Despotaki Dikaia / Despotaki Milena / Dialinos Giannis / Diamantidou Maria / Diamantopoulou Maria / Dilinta Fotini / Dionysopoulou Glyka / Empedoklis Elli / Zacharioudakis Manolis / Zachos Emilianos / Zervaki Diana / Zoumba Eleni / Zouni Eleni / Iliadis George / Theodorou Zoe / Theodorou Maro / Iakovou Zeta / Kavouridis Vasilis / Kalakallas Andreas / Kalimeri Annita / Kalognomou Maria / Kamba Eleni / Karageorgiou Fotios / Karakonstanti Vasiliki Angeliki / Karali Angel / Karalis Charalambos / Karvouniari Giota / Karoulia Katerina / Katsadiotis Christoforos / Katsioura Katerina / Keratsa Ekaterini / Kipouros Dimos / Kiousis Michael / Kokoris Dimitris / Kolipetsa Vasiliki / Kolymbiri Marilia / Kontonis Andreas / Kontosfyris Haris / Korovesi Angelika / Kotalakidou Despina / Koukoulaki Stella / Krokidi Anastasia / Krontira Marina / Ktistopoulou Maria / Kyprianou Maria / Kyriakides Georgia / Kyriakopoulos Makis / Kyriakou Nefeli / Kyrkili Elena / Kotsou Maria / Latinopoulou Athena / Letos Andreas / Lianou Ioanna / Liougas Evangelos / Loukidi Christina / Mavidis Savvas / Maganiotis Alexander / Makinatzis Thomas / Mandilara Emily / Manolo Kapa / Marati Alexandra / Marinos Maria / Martinou Eleanna / Meletopoulou Stella / Miliou Vivi / Milionis Dimitris / Mitrentse Christina / Mimikou Stella / Michalopoulou Stavroula / Michalos Konstantinos / Monogiou Penny / Baka Irini / Bakali Evi / Balas Fotis / Batsaouras Timoleon / Belimbasakis Ioannis / Betini Athina / Bitzos Manolis / Bliatsou Georgia / Blioumi Lia / Boviatsou Lambrini / Boboli Sofia / Bouratzi Katerina / Nezis Panagiotis / Neophytou Michalis / Neskes Nikos / Nikolaidis Andreas / Nikopoulou Iro / Nissiriou Despina / Dios Kostas / Dokos Dimitris / Xifara Ioli / Pagomenos Kostas / Panagiotaras Giorgos / Panagiotopoulos Stelios / Pantazis Giorgos / Papavlasopoulos Konstantinos / Papageorgiou Vasilis / Papagiannis Vangelis / Papadimitriou Elena / Papadopoulos Sofia / Papatragiannis Sotiris / Pappas Dionysis / Patsis Konstantinos / Patsios Konstantinos / Patsoglou Alexandra / Patsoglou Aristides / Pavlopoulou Eleni / Petranaki Alexandra / Petrou Lia / Ploiaridis Vangelis / Pouliassi Irini / Provata Elena / Provatidou Marina / Ragou Rania / Razis Achilleas / Raftopoulou Evangelia / Romantzis Manolis / Rossi Katerina / Saiti Hara / Samuelidou Vasiliki / Sampsaki Filio / Sentzas Vasilis / Simantira Christina-Sylvia / Skandali Dimitra / Skepetzi Chrysoula / Skouloudis Panos / Skourtis Angelos / Soulis Vasilis / Spiliopoulos Marios / Spyridonos Penelope / Stathopoulos Nikolaos / Stamenitis Giannis / Stavrou Sofia / Stoumbou Kyriaki / Stratigou Margarita / Sfyri Elizabeth / Tzanis Christina / Tzermias Vangelis / Touliatou Kerasia / Trambas Thodoris / Tsakiris George / Tsalamatas Vicky / Tsitsintas Alexandra / Ferentinou Paraskevi / Fertaki Vana (Ioanna) / Filippou Apostolis / Fountouradaki Irini / Fournaris Marios / Ftelkopoulos Gabriel / Fotis Efstathios / Chambidis Pavlos / Charalambous Panos / Charonitis Aristea / Hatzinikolaou Konstantinos / Hatzipateras Mark / Chioti Thalia / Chountalas George / Christakis Charalambos / Christopoulou Magda

THE ALBUM

In the context of the exhibition "1821, a Perspective on a Revolution", the anniversary collector's hardcover album was created, in 2021 numbered copies. The 430 pages of this collector's edition present the works of the 200 artists participating in the exhibition with accompanying texts - descriptions that each artist chose to write or borrow for their work and introductory texts by renowned historians and art theorists that interpret what our contemporary perspective on the Struggle is and what forms the memory of the Revolution has taken in contemporary Greek art. A modern way to learn history on terms imposed by our society 200 years later.

A publication that gives the reader the opportunity to experience the visual creations of artists who make up the future of Greek art.
It is offered at the symbolic price of 35€.