The National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum is organizing and will host a new, timely exhibition titled “Democracy” from July 11, 2024, to February 2, 2025, which explores the relationship between art and political history in Southern Europe.
This is the first major international exhibition addressing the relationship between art and democracy during one of the most pivotal periods in the history of Southern Europe, as three countries, Greece, Portugal, and Spain, transitioned from authoritarian regimes to democratic governance.
With deep emotion and immense enthusiasm, we announce the joint performance in Athens of two of the most beloved classical music performers in the world. Tenor José Carreras and tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo will bring some of their brilliance to the Greek summer with a historically significant appearance in Athens on Wednesday, July 10, at the iconic Panathenaic Stadium.
The Smashing Pumpkins, the undisputed leading band of the 90s, as part of their worldwide tour “The World Is a Vampire,” are coming to Athens at the Peace and Friendship Stadium on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The guests of the Plissken Festival promise a thrilling and unforgettable live music experience.
Release Athens 2024 welcomes Massive Attack on Wednesday, July 17th, at Nerou Square. One of the greatest bands of recent decades returns to our country after many years, bringing with them their most impressive show to date. More names for this specific day will be announced soon.
Release Athens 2024 welcomes Duran Duran on Thursday, July 18th, at Plateia Nerou. The great British band comes to Athens shortly after the release of their new album, “Danse Macabre,” to present a major show based on their pioneering sound and style, which have consistently expanded the boundaries of music, fashion, and art throughout their illustrious career. More names will be announced soon.
The Athens Epidaurus Festival welcomes Greek and international guests from the fields of opera, jazz, classical, contemporary, and experimental music to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, featuring a program that aligns with what we have seen under the shadow of the Acropolis in recent summers. The curtain at the Odeon impressively opened with the traditional collaboration of the Festival with the Greek National Opera, in the revival of Hugo de Ana’s “Tosca” in a packed theater (June 1st). In the following days, the Roman odeon will host top classical music soloists (Neeme Järvi, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Khatia Buniatishvili, Jakub Józef Orliński) and significant orchestral ensembles, such as the renowned Philharmonia Orchestra of London, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Brass, the Athens State Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT.
Summer has been synonymous with the Athens Epidaurus Festival for 69 years, according to artistic director Katerina Evangelatos, who is in her fifth year at the helm of the Greek festival. Just before it turns 70, the Athens Epidaurus Festival returns “in a world that is burning” from June 1 to August 24 with 93 productions spread over 85 days, featuring the participation of approximately 2,500 performers and creators from every corner of the globe. The festival aims to remain at the center of society, provoke discussions, and broaden the horizons of the audience, allowing it to engage freely with the contemporary theatrical, musical, and dance practices of both the international and local scenes.
An unprecedented immersive performance experience, at the boundaries of cinema, theater, and rave party, outside of the Onassis Stegi, in the fields of Malakasa. A set-installation, like a film set, with saunas, dancefloor, food, bar, and lounge, where audience and performers come together in a 6-hour experiment of coexistence under the sounds and dances of rave culture. This is “Respublica,” presented by director Łukasz Twarkowski, who captivated us for two consecutive years with his “Rohtko” at the Onassis Foundation.
More than one hundred works by Cindy Sherman will be presented in the exhibition titled “Cindy Sherman at Cycladic: Early Works,” organized by the Museum of Cycladic Art from May 30 at the Stathatos Mansion. This is the first museum exhibition of photographic works by the famous American artist in Greece, showcasing landmark works from her early series “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-1980), as well as from the series “Rear Screen Projections” (1980), “Centerfolds” (1981), and “Color Studies” (1982).
The National Museum of Contemporary Art continues to highlight female creativity, introducing the Athenian (and non-Athenian) public to some of the most iconic female artists in the history of contemporary art, as well as emerging names that deserve our attention.
The third part of the tribute “What if Women Ruled the World?” includes the major retrospective exhibition—the first in Europe—of South African artist Penny Siopis, titled “For Dear Life.” It also inaugurates “The Rape of Europa,” a unique project by Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, inspired by the myth of the abduction of Europa.
