PREVIEW: Theorems 2023-BODY. A Field of Competition

The institution “Theorems” was proposed and named in 2017 by the then President of AICA Greece, Emmanuel Mavrommatis, after many difficult years for the organization. The purpose of creating this institution was to be repeated every two years in the form of an exhibition, and members of AICA Greece were invited to propose up to three artists on a specific theme. The selection of the artists and the works would reflect Greek artistic production and the process of its creation.

Photo: Theorems Archive

The first exhibition was presented in 2018, with curators, art critics, art historians, and artists who would engage, collaborate, and intervene in the art field around a theme that would differentiate and evolve according to the characteristics and key issues of each period. For the Theorems 3 exhibition: “BODY. A Field of Competition”, 25 curators, art theorists, and art critics who are members of the Greek section of AICA propose 58 artists. With the theme of “Human/Non-human/Post-human Body as the axis, they will showcase the function of art as an alternative educational tool with the potential for dynamic intervention in the social fabric. The effort to understand contemporary relationships concerning our perceptions of corporeality, through the understanding of the multiple identities that coexist in the public sphere, permeates the exhibition, which features installations, structures, sculptures, paintings, photographs, drawings, videos, and actions. The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual catalog (Greek-English) with introductory texts by Artemidos Potamianou, Emmanouil Mavrommatis, and Ella Leventaki, as well as texts by the curators about the works in the exhibition, photographs of the works, and biographies of curators and artists.

Participating Curators: Konstantinos Basios, Lamprini Benatsi, Dionissia Giakoumi, Gelly Grindaki, Anna Hatziyiannaki, Maria D. Kagiadaki, Artemis Kardoulaki Katerina Kazolea, Eva Kekou, Alexandra Kouroutaki, Elli Leventaki, Emmanuel Mavrommatis, Efi Michalarou, Stratis Pantazis, Bia Papadopoulou, Niki Papaspirou, Constantinos V. Proimos, Irini Savvani, Julia Sysalova, Athena Schina, Markella-Elpida Tsichla, Faye Tzanetoulakou, Dimitris Trikas, Lina Tsikouta, Maria Xypolopoulou

Participating Artists: Dimitris Anastasiou, Dimitrios Antonitsis, Akis Batzianas, Aspasia Bourcha, Lamprini Boviatsou, Dionysis Christofilogiannis, Vivetta Christouli. C o s t i s, Sofia Damala, Andreas Devetzis, Katerina Diakomi, George Drivas, Marios Fournaris, Nikos Giavropoulos, Indoors Group (Marigo Kassi, Vali Nomidou, Spyridoula Politis, and Mary Christea), Kafouros, Anni Kaltsidou, Katerina Kassaveti, Evi Kyrmakidou, Peggy Kliafa, Konstantinos Kontogeorgos, Aggeliki Loi, Eleni Lyra, Maria Maragoudaki, Despina Meimaroglou, Eleni Moraiti, Giorgios Oibak, Antonios Panagopoulos, Gioula Papadopoulou. Aemilia Papaphilippou, Harikleia Papapostolou, Antonis Pavlakis, Alexandra Petranaki, Manos Pontikakis, Fοtini Poulia, Marina Provatidou, Vasiliki Sagkioti. Andreas Savva, Jonah Shachpazis, Ioanna Sideri, Dimitris Skourogiannis, Kostas Stavropoulos, Eva Stefani, Stefania Strouza, Tolis Tatolas, Christina Thalassa, Tassos Triandafyllou, Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Babis Venetopoulos, Ersi Venetsanou, Costas Vrouvas, Nikos Vrouvas, Niki Zahari, Theodoros Zafeiropoulos, Dimitris Zouroudis

Photo: Evi Kyrmakidou, Blood Crowns, 2017, Dimensions: Variable. Height of female form: 170cm Length on floor with veil fully extended: approx. 300 cm, Width on floor with veil fully extended: approx. 200cm, Media: installation Materials: Gypsum plaster, metals, lace, flowers, candelabrum, polyurethane, putty, glues. Curated by Emmanuel Mavrommatis

Info: Curators: Emmanuel Mavrommatis, Faye Tzanetoulakou, Elli Leventaki, Niki Papaspirou, Athens School of Fine Arts, Nikos Kessanlis exhibition space, 256 Piraeus Street, Agios Ioannis Rentis, Athens, Greece, Duration: 3/11-3/12/2023, Days & Hours: Opening 3/11/2023 19:30, Wed-Sun 17:00-21:00