Art exhibition “SITE” – Chania until 10th September
The exhibition includes new installations, older site-specific work, drawings, prints and sculptures by Chris Gianakos.
WHEN:
Opening Reception: Monday, June 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Duration: June 10, 2019 – September 10, 2019
Visiting Hours: Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am – 02:00 pm and 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
WHERE: Municipal Art Gallery of Chania, Halidon Str- 98 – 102
Chris Gianakos invites the viewer to enter his world of ongoing studies of interventions, either between materials and a specific place, or as an investigation of the basic formal structure of ancient sites – their geometry and their foundation on mathematical calculations.
About the artist:
Chris Gianakos (1934) grew up in New York City, with parents coming from the area around Kissamos, Chania. He is part of the post-Minimalism movement and has more than 50 site-specific installations both in Europe and the United States on his CV, numerous solo-exhibitions as well as his work in public collections, such as MoMA in New York. He lives and works in New York and in Chania.