Closing event “Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021) – The Man, the Musician, the Politician, the Rebel…” – Voukoulies 4th April
The Municipality of Platanias invites you to the closing event of the contemporary art exhibition “Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021): The Man, the Musician, the Politician, the Rebel… “,
on Saturday, 4th April at 20:00, at the Polycentre Voukoulies (as you enter Voukoulies, on your left, in the yard behind the school)
Free entrance.
Within the context of the event, the pupils of the 4th grade of the Elementary School of Voukolies will perform songs by Mikis Theodorakis, followed by a tour by the curators of the exhibition, Dr. Konstantinos Proimos, Art Historian and Assistant Professor at the University of Patras and Ioannis N. Archontakis, Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Chania “Ελαιουργείον”(*).
The exhibition, organized to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great creator, was a landmark for local cultural life, with the participation of 40 artists, featuring works of painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, video art, installations and mixed media, offering a contemporary artistic read of his legacy.
The artists participating in the exhibition:
Stratis Athinaios, Olga Verykakis, Giannis Gavalas, Argyro Driva, Kostis Zazas, Konstantinos Zervas, Antonis Thomadakis, David Ben Ivgi, Alexandra Isakidis, Spyridoula Kourakis, Dimitra Koufakis, Andreas Laskaris, George Leonidopoulos, Kosmas Lilikakis, Matthew Macaronas, Fanis Manousakis, Ioannis Monogios, Robert Barcia, Nikos Basias, Lambrini Boviatsou, Ism Eini Bonatsu, Rena Braoudaki, Grigoris Niolis, Kostas Pagamenos, Despina Pantazi, Geso Papadakis, Antonia Perakaki, Anastasia Petrakis, Daphni Petrohelou, Panagiota Pitsiri, Marina Ovatidou, Nanni Riccobono, Kostas Spanakis, Alexandra Stephanidou, Fedra Traiforou, Katerina Tsebelis, Georgia Tseri, Drosia Tseri, Konstantin Fischer, Kyriakos Chatzimichailidis and Christina Psylaki.
This group exhibition was co-organized with the Region of Crete – Regional Unit of Chania, the Museum of Modern Art in Chania “Olivepress-Factzory” and the Match More Art Hall.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chania – Elaiourgeion is a pioneering cultural space housed in an old oil mill in Dromonero (on the road to Paleochora, coming from Tavronitis – Voukoulies.
It was created by the non-profit company “Elaiourgeion – Art Factory” with the aim of saving the historic building and promoting contemporary art in the Cretan countryside.
History:
The building operated as an olive mill of the Agricultural Cooperative until the 1980s, before being transformed into an art space.
Its permanent collection includes over 250 works (paintings, sculptures, engravings) by an equal number of artists from Greece and abroad.
Activities: It hosts temporary exhibitions, visual interventions and cultural events, such as the celebrations for its 15 years of operation which included important exhibitions of contemporary art.
