MIRAGES IV
Continued… Earlier this month, Mirages as you have understood, replaced the Editorial or better integrated with it. In an art magazine, there is no better reason to write than an artwork and your relationship with this first and then for all the other and the others. The photo with the greetings from the collection of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, was symbolic, but the real source of inspiration is the contact with the art world, as we are preparing the Art Guide 2015. I learned a lot, I heard more, that surprised me, not that I’ m so innocent, hence the selection of this artpiece of artist: Maria Papadimitriou, but I belong to the old fashion journalism-art critic, who kept reverently the code of ethics, clearly separating journalism from advertising. The articles, the presentation, the news or the interviews, are result and depends on the work and c.v. of someone in the art world. The direct and not the indirect form of advertising is for me, proper in the area of media, publiced or on-line, that kind of advertising I welcome and acknowledge, all the other forms are standing in a parallel universe, as well as those who support them on both sides. I think that the electronic age puzzled us and perhaps because of the ease of the medium where everyone can do everything… As for the economic crisis, is the excuse to unleash our instincts and our class? “Everyone with his own weapons” as said the poet. For that reason I strongly support the exhibition “Polymorfies III”, organized for the third year in the ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou gallery, to honor all the artists that involved and participated and must be involved to support and defend the printed edition of the “Art Newspaper”, which promotes and supports the whole art world around twenty years, with ethos and dignity. We must learn to support each other if we want quality and durability at the art space so we all can move on and further, all together, that means cultural policy, not everyone alone. All Together !!!
Efi Michalarou
Monday 20/10/14
*The layout of our magazine irked those who deal with the image and not with the quality and substance of the art, however, because we are professionals to the field of media and…Soon…very soon… everything changes…every beginning has difficulties!