Beowulf Asia

July is a very special month for BEOWULF as we turn 1! 🎂

When we set out to launch BEOWULF in Europe a year ago it was of course a very particular time in everyone’s life all around the world, as humanity was fighting for a healthier but also uncertain tomorrow in the midst of continuous lockdowns against the pandemic. Working under such extraordinary circumstances, we felt more and more drawn to going ahead with our ideas and projects.

Proud of all we have achieved, in just one year we had our first exhibition in Zürich, published our first art book, collaborated with ECLIPSE, the 7th Athens Biennale in support of artist Navine G. Khan-Dossos and her team together with the Ίδρυμα Ωνάση / Onassis Foundation in Athens, and set out to back a year-long research residency at Casa Estudio Leonora Carrington UAM in Mexico (more on the latter very soon!), proving that art patronage is achievable at any level.

We are really thankful to everyone who showed active engagement and believed in our dream of creating an innovative, multifaceted art catalyzer dedicated to conceive, commission and promote contemporary cultural narratives for the rising generation of artists, curators and collectors alike. The best is yet to come as we are beyond excited for our 2023 programme!

Special shoutout to our talented, growing A1 team. Without you none of this would have been possible! Valeria Diaz Granada, Xanthi Skoulariki, Thomas Rhodes, Raphaëlle Boudry and Jean David Dubos.

And, this is only the beginning! We are geared towards intelligent projects that matter as we deliver notable narrative, quality and ex*****on. Here at BEOWULF, we are

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AB7 photos by Emilios Haralambous/Nysos Vasilopoulos

Last month, the incredible Villa de Sein by the Rietberg museum in Zurich, housed our exhibition 'Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship', proving to be nothing short of an outstanding setting for our photography display.

We wish to thank Kay and Karin Hofmann Hunkeler, Beatrix Németh and Beda Bischof for believing in the project, the overall organizational support and for welcoming BEOWULF to Villa de Sein during the Zurich Art Weekend and Art Basel fair.

Onwards to our next exhibition in Switzerland where our European HQ is. True to our spirit, we promise a fresh exhibition location 🇨🇭 for 2023!

« In the summer of 2000, at the very dawn of the 21st century, a new friendship was in the making.

At the age 89, Louise Bourgeois had already earned the respect and acclaim of the art world when she opened the doors of her house to Dimitris Yeros, a Greek artist and photographer from the old continent. Not wasting any time, this day was the first of many that Yeros spent photographing Bourgeois.

When Yeros’ camera with his uncompromising gaze captured the artist in her raw essence, this fruitful encounter between the two of them grew into a story of love and friendship. »
Fernando Geberovitch, psychoanalyst, author & collector

You can read ‘Capturing the crucial moment’ an essay by Fernando Geberovitch in our new art book “Louise Bourgeois X Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship”. To know more please write to us on [email protected]

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Dimitris Yeros: Louise Bourgeois, Casual Moments, 2000-2008, image courtesy of the artist © Dimitris Yeros - OSDEETE 2022

Whereas in the garden, at the gallery, or upside down… our new publication is the definitive summer art book that turns heads!

In its pages you will find all the « Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship » exhibition works, plus many other edition photographs of Louise Bourgeois and her studio by Dimitris Yeros.

To know more and for sales enquiries write to us on [email protected]

Its a wrap! Our photography exhibition “Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship” at Villa de Sein has closed, but the voyage continues.

Our exhibition book soon in digital form for all to read and enjoy. Coming soon!
To know more and for sales enquiries write to us on [email protected]

Are you in Zürich this week-end ? Step inside the serenity of our 20th century fin de siècle photography exhibition “Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship”.

« There are some types of friendships that are easier and more widely represented and some others that are generally overlooked, such being the soft, simply joyous friendships undecorated by drama or flamboyance, the quiet yet unlikely friendships. There are also some others that are woven by humanity and celebrate the understanding that posterity is made out of collected moments. This can often be said for the friendship of the artists and in extension, the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros: an Unseen Friendship’ examines and elegantly dissects exactly that. » Valeria Diaz Granada and Xanthi Skoulariki, BEOWULF

The display presents 29 unique portrait photographs of Louise Bourgeois taken by Dimitris Yeros, her friend and fellow artist-photographer. It will run up to the 19th of June at Villa de Sein, a private residence in a leafy neighborhood of Zürich by the Rietberg museum.

The exhibition will be open tomorrow from 3pm to 6pm.

For more information or to book a visit please write to [email protected]

The exhibition is accompanied by a bespoke publication that has received the support of The Easton Foundation.

“Artists’ studios are magical spaces, necessary for both the production and understanding of the works of art made in them.” Simon Baker - from his essay « At home / in the studio » in our new art book.

Only a few days left to visit our exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship’ and immerse yourself in the studio of legendary artist Louise Bourgeois immortalized by fellow artist and friend Dimitris Yeros. The 29 photographs co-signed by the two will be exhibited until Sunday 19th of June at Villa de Sein in Zürich.

For more enquiries, please write to [email protected]

Our exhibition “Louise Bourgeois X Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship” is on view at Villa de Sein in Zürich until Sunday the 19th of June !

We are really proud to present this special project dedicated to the idea of friendship and creativity as it looks to tell a tale of two artists : Louise Bourgeois and Dimitris Yeros.The exhibition is centered around a set of 29 photographs presented to the public for the first time and co-signed by Bourgeois herself and Yeros. The series is part of a broader photographic project titled ‘Casual Moments’ that Yeros created with Bourgeois in the years 2000-2008 and looks both at the artist in various moods as well as the interior details of her home-studio.

The exhibition will be open for the following days:
Friday 17 June 3-8pm
Saturday 18 June: 3-8pm
Sunday 19 June: 3-6pm

To know more about the exhibition or to book a visit please write to [email protected]

We are really proud to present our first limited edition art book created to accompany and enrich our exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship’.

In its pages you will find a selection of photos from the project by Dimitris Yeros, as well as his personal memoirs of those days spent with Louise Bourgeois at her home. Simon Baker, Director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) has contributed an essay on the narrative of the lives of the artists in the realm of their studio, and Fernando Geberovich, psychoanalyst, author and collector, closes this book with an essay that offers a lyrical view into the esoteric and psychological dynamics that emanate from the photographs.

This book is only available at Villa de Sein in Zürich until the 19th of June, to know more or request a copy please write to : [email protected]

Thank you The Art Newspaper Greece ✨

“From Thursday 9th of June, Beowulf is showing the exhibition 'Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros: an Unseen Friendship' at Villa de Sein in Zürich [a space which is a private home and this detail carries its own special meaning], featuring 29 photographs that have never been shown before in their majority. In these works the love and tenderness between the two artists is visible and the visitor is left to imagine the intangible dialogues between the two.
The exhibition will run until the 19th of June and is accompanied by a special hardback limited edition of 300 copies.”

👉To read the article (in Greek):

Louise Bourgeois - Δημήτρης Γέρος: Τα πορτρέτα μιας φιλίας | The Art Newspaper Gr Η σχέση ανάμεσα στους δυο καλλιτέχνες αποτυπώνεται σε μια δεκαήμερη έκθεση που ξεκινάει σε λίγες ημέρες στη Ζυρίχη.

“Have you brought me something to look at?”
Louise Bourgeois asked Dimitris Yeros during a visit of his on the 15th of May, 2010, the day that was to be their last encounter.

“It was on Saturday, May 15th, 2010, at 6pm, when I met Louise for the last time. I found her seated in the same old chair, the one loaded with cushions for added height and comfort, and her legs were covered with the characteristic red blanket she was using at the time. The room was almost dark, lit only by a couple of ancient and wrecked table lamps. Nothing had changed in all those years, including the stools the guests would sit on at the Sunday Salons — these too remained in their very same spots. Louise also remained the same. In the last five years or so, it was impossible to see any noticeable change in her appearance or in her manner, and she got me thinking that indeed she had cheated time and that she would carry on in this way for a long time.”
Dimitris Yeros

Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship
Opening on 9 June on the occasion of Zurich Art Weekend

Villa de Sein, Zürich

The exhibition will run until 19 June, and has received the support of The Easton Foundation.

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Dimitris Yeros: Louise Bourgeois, Casual Moments, 2000-2008, image courtesy of the artist © Dimitris Yeros - OSDEETE 2022

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a French-American artist best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art. She explored a variety of themes over the course of her long career including family, sexuality and the body, as well as death and the unconscious. These themes connect to events from her childhood, a creative process that she considered to be therapeutic.

Opening on 9 June,we are presenting in Zürich the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros: an Unseen Friendship’, a series of 29 unique photographs of Louise Bourgeois at home shot by her friend and fellow artist Dimitris Yeros.

To know more, write to [email protected]
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Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship
9th to 19th June 2022
Zürich

Dimitris Yeros: Louise Bourgeois, Casual Moments, 2000-2008, image courtesy of the artist © Dimitris Yeros - OSDEETE 2022

Can you name an artwork that speaks to your soul?
For our founder Valeria Diaz Granada, it is Louise Bourgeois drawings and sculptures:
“I visited Louise Bourgeois’ house and studio in Chelsea, New York. Besides being fascinated by the home, I was deeply moved by the works and studio. It was the encounter of the person behind the artist.”

, from 9 to 19 June we are proud to bring to Zürich a unique exhibition celebrating the friendship of Greek photographer Dimitris Yeros and French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. The exhibition is centered around a series of unique photographs of Louise Bourgeois as shot by her dear friend in the period 2000-2008.

To know more, please write to [email protected]

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Louise Bourgeois, ARE YOU IN ORBIT?, 2008, Etching, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper 151.8 x 186.7 cm. © The Easton Foundation / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich and VAGA at ARS, NY, Photo: Benjamin Shiff

filled her New York home with sketches, photographs and books. She surrounded herself with memories and objects of affection and inspiration. Her childhood experiences were hoarded in her diaries and she continued to write and record her thoughts and experiences throughout her life. Her memories, written or photographed, being the raw material of her creation.

We are pleased to present the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros: an Unseen Friendship’. Centered around a series of unique photographs of Louise Bourgeois as shot by her dear friend and fellow artist Dimitris Yeros at her home in New York, the exhibition is opening in Zürich on the 9th of June.

For more information, please contact us here [email protected]

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Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros, an Unseen Friendship
9th to 19th, June 2022
in Zürich

We are pleased to present the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois x Dimitris Yeros: an Unseen Friendship’, opening in Zürich on the 9th of June.
The exhibition is centered around a series of unique photographs of Louise Bourgeois as shot by her dear friend and fellow artist Dimitris Yeros at her home on 347 West 20th Street, New York, in the period 2000-2008. The exhibition which will take place at a private residence in Zürich, is bringing to light for the first time the complete series of photographs which is co-signed by the two artists.

“The room was almost dark, lit by the same worn-out white reading lamp by her side. In the room, in all the years I had been visiting her, I had not seen anything change. Everything in it was old, worn and inexpensive. The only thing of value was her presence.” Dimitris Yeros

Dimitris Yeros (b.1948) is a Greek artist and photographer of international acclaim and one of the most influential artists of his generation. His work is found in many museums worldwide, such as Tate, Getty, ICP - International Center of Photography , Maison Européenne de la Photographie, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτσου / National Gallery Nasjonalmuseet and elsewhere.

The exhibition is accompanied by a limited edition publication especially produced for the occasion, introduced by Simon Baker, Director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. With special thanks to Pietro de Rothschild for his kind support.

For more information, please contact us at [email protected]

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Dimitris Yeros: Louise Bourgeois, Casual Moments, 2000-2008, image(s) courtesy of the artist © Dimitris Yeros - OSDEETE 2022

Ever wondered how two artists become friends and where their friendship can take them?
Our next project is an exhibition that tells the colourful and unsung story of two good friends, Dimitris Yeros and Louise Bourgeois. Through the camera of Yeros and over a sequence of seven years, we are entering the private domain of a true and discreet friendship and we explore their take via an unseen and touching photography project that took place between 2000-2008 in New York.

Stay tuned for details!

Dimitris Yeros (b.1948) is a Greek artist and photographer of international acclaim and one of the most influential artists of his generation. His work is found in many museums worldwide, such as Tate, Getty, ICP - International Center of Photography, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτσου / National Gallery, Nasjonalmuseet and elsewhere.

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Dimitris Yeros:Louise Bourgeois, Casual Moments, 2000-2008, image(s) courtesy of the artist © Dimitris Yeros - OSDEETE 2022

“An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.”
Louise Bourgeois

Official countdown to our big announcement for the next BEOWULF project in Zurich!

Hint: Louise Bourgeois takes center stage in a fresh, unseen collaboration, so now it is perfect time to brush up on your knowledge of this great French-American artist with these 5 must-read books, as selected by The Art Newspaper:

An expert's guide to Louise Bourgeois: five must-read books on the French-American artist All you ever wanted to know about Bourgeois, from the artist in her own words to an illustrated book for children—selected by the Hayward Gallery’s Ralph Rugoff and Katie Guggenheim

Modernity and feminism in Japan through the eyes of Harumi Yamaguchi. Revisiting the riveting energy of the 80s in Tokyo in the article of ArtBasel, out now ⬇️



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The airbrushed irreverence of Harumi Yamaguchi With her signature 'Gals', the artist invented the modern woman in Japan

Eyes on the new order of collectors from Japan💥







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Why I Collect: Miwa Taguchi Meet the Japanese patron using her family's collection to inspire future generations

On the 28th of November, we witnessed the making of over 200 artworks during the Final Act of Ta Nea Xysta. The sizable mural that became a landmark work of ECLIPSE, the 7th Athens Biennale, was elegantly and consciously taken down and hand sewn into domestic size panels. Each work got labeled and signed by the artist on the spot who was present and involved in every step of the process. This activist gesture spoke volumes to the public that queued all day so as to be gifted a fragment of the mural of Navine G. Khan-Dossos. Perceived as a long-performance, the mural's life started in the hot days of early September and came to a full circle three months later. Raising issues on art dissemination, accessibility, fairness ,community and ecology, the event represented the ethos with which the mural was conceived and created as well as it extended the intricate conversation of building better futures via a confident yet simple decision: art for all.

11月最後の日曜日、「タ・ネア・クシスタ」のファイナル・アクトで、人々は200以上の作品が作られる様を目にしました。ECLIPSE 第7回アテネビエンナーレのランドマークとなった大型壁画は、優雅にそして堂々と取り外され、小さなサイズのパネルに手で縫い付けられました。アーティスト本人がその場で全ての工程に関わり、ひとつひとつにラベルを貼り署名しました。ナヴィーヌ・Ｇ・カーン＝ドソスの壁画のかけらを手に入れようと一日並んだ人々にとって、この行為はとても意味があるものでした。壁画を長いパフォーマンスと捉えると、そのライフサイクルはまだ暑い9月初旬に始まり、3か月後に一周を終えたのです。アートの普及、アクセシビリティ、公正さ、コミュニティ、そして環境といった課題を取り上げたイベントは、壁画の着想と制作の信念を反映しており、「全ての人のためのアート」という力強くシンプルな決意を通じてより良い未来を築くための真剣な議論を生みました。

On the 28th of November, we witnessed the making of over 200 artworks during the Final Act of Ta Nea Xysta. The sizable mural that became a landmark work of ECLIPSE, the 7th Athens Biennale, was elegantly and consciously taken down and hand sewn into domestic size panels. Each work got labeled and signed by the artist on the spot who was present and involved in every step of the process. This activist gesture spoke volumes to the public that queued all day so as to be gifted a fragment of the mural of Navine G. Khan-Dossos. Perceived as a long-performance, the mural's life started in the hot days of early September and came to a full circle three months later. Raising issues on art dissemination, accessibility, fairness ,community and ecology, the event represented the ethos with which the mural was conceived and created as well as it extended the intricate conversation of building better futures via a confident yet simple decision: art for all.

11月最後の日曜日、「タ・ネア・クシスタ」のファイナル・アクトで、人々は200以上の作品が作られる様を目にしました。ECLIPSE 第7回アテネビエンナーレのランドマークとなった大型壁画は、優雅にそして堂々と取り外され、小さなサイズのパネルに手で縫い付けられました。アーティスト本人がその場で全ての工程に関わり、ひとつひとつにラベルを貼り署名しました。ナヴィーヌ・Ｇ・カーン＝ドソスの壁画のかけらを手に入れようと一日並んだ人々にとって、この行為はとても意味があるものでした。壁画を長いパフォーマンスと捉えると、そのライフサイクルはまだ暑い9月初旬に始まり、3か月後に一周を終えたのです。アートの普及、アクセシビリティ、公正さ、コミュニティ、そして環境といった課題を取り上げたイベントは、壁画の着想と制作の信念を反映しており、「全ての人のためのアート」という力強くシンプルな決意を通じてより良い未来を築くための真剣な議論を生みました。

This Sunday, 28 November from 11-3pm (EET), the Final Act of Ta Nea Xysta is taking place as part of the finissage live events of ECLIPSE, the 7th Athens Biennale. The now iconic mural installed on Santaroza square back in September, will be transformed and in the presence and direction of the artist, a limited number of panels will be cut, numbered and given to the attending public.

A gesture of 'decentralisation, not of destruction' the mural will poignantly continue its life cycle to infinity. The event is jointly organized by Beowulf and the Athens Biennale.

11月28日日曜日午前11時から午後3時（東ヨーロッパ標準時）に、ECLIPSE第7回アテネビエンナーレを締めくくるライブイベントの一環として、「タ・ネア・クシスタ」の最終幕が行われます。9月にサンタローザ広場に設置されたアイコニックな壁画が姿を変え、アーティスト本人の立ち合いと指示により、限定数のパネルが切り取られ、ナンバリングをされ、参加者に配布されます。

破壊ではなく「分散化」により、壁画は感動的な永遠のライフサイクルを継続します。本イベントはBeowulfとアテネビエンナーレが共同で行います。

We are excited to share the feature on Beowulf and our current project with ECLIPSE, the 7th Athens Biennale in Pen ペン
magazine, the premier media for Japan's art, culture and lifestyle.

Founded in 2016 in Tokyo, Pen ペンhas an international audience, offering us valuable and inspiring content on the culture of this magnificent country, its art, design and travel.

We thank Henri Robert for this article, and the editorial team of Pen magazine!



https://pen-online.com/arts/beowulf-supporter-of-artistic-projects-between-japan-and-europe/?scrolled=0

Beowulf, Supporter of Artistic Projects Between Japan and Europe A symbol of the new dynamism of the world of contemporary Japanese art, the agency founded in Tokyo strives to support modern creativity.

"A sense of anticipation abounds in Tokyo, as the city’s art scene prepares to stage the inaugural Art Week Tokyo (AWT). Held between 4 – 7 November, fifty venues, including galleries, artist-run spaces, and six modern and contemporary art museums will take part. "

Countdown to 4 November for the soft launch of Art Week Tokyo!

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A city on the move: How Tokyo’s art scene is reinventing itself The 2021 edition of Art Week Tokyo will launch on November 4

When ECLIPSE opened to the public on the 24th of September, Ta Nea Xysta was almost completed. What remained was the finishing touches, and the mural was finished in a performative, intimate experience there for all to watch. Like an open air studio of public access, the making of the mural as a work in progress, drew attention and curiosity, as well as opened up the practical aspects of creativity to the visitor of the biennale. This 'involvement', acted as a prelude to the interactive direction of the exhibition, since one enters the main building through the mural, an add-on façade to a building sealed and abandoned for over thirty years. Previously housing the High Court of Athens, the building's former use is symbolically represented on Ta Nea Xysta in the form of a scale, the universal symbol for Justice.

Navine G. Khan-Dossos,Ta Nea Xysta, 2021. Mural in acrylic gouache on plasterboard. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. The artist is supported by Beowulf. Commissioned and produced by the Athens Biennale. Installation views from the 7th Athens Biennale 2021 ECLIPSE, photos by Emilios Haralambous/Nysos Vasilopoulos.

9月24日に「エクリプス」が開幕した時点で「タ・ネア・クシスタ」はほぼ完成していました。壁画の最後の仕上げは、そこにいた人たちが遂行を見守る親密な体験で完成しました。オープンな屋外スタジオのように、壁画の制作の過程は注目と興味を集め、ビエンナーレの観客に制作の実務的側面を披露しました。この「関わり」はエグジビジョンのインタラクティブ性の序章となりました。観客は30年以上閉ざされ見捨てられていたこの建物にファサードとして追加された壁画を通って、メインの会場に入るからです。かつてアテネ高裁が入っていた建物の歴史は、正義の象徴である秤の形で「タ・ネア・クシスタ」の中に表現されています。

ナヴィーヌ・Ｇ・カーン＝ドソス　「タ・ネア・クシスタ」　2021年。石膏ボードにアクリルガッシュの壁画。可変サイズ。アーティスト提供。Beowulfはこのアーティストを支援しています。アテネ・ビエンナーレのコミッション制作。第7回アテネ・ビエンナーレ2021 ECLIPSEの展示風景。撮影エミリオス・ハラランボス / ニソス・ヴァシロプロス

Έμφαση στα Νέα Ξυστά της Navine G. Khan-Dossos στη πρόσοψη του κεντρικού κτηρίου της 7ης Μπιενάλε της Αθήνας. Η καλλιτέχνις υποστηρίζεται από το Beowulf, ένας νέος οργανισμός από το Τόκυο που στηρίζει καλλιτέχνες και διεθνή projects σύγχρονης τέχνης.

Διαβάστε την αποκλειστική συνέντευξη με τη Khan-Dossos στη σελίδα μας
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Έναρξη για την 7η Μπιενάλε Αθήνας – Δείτε τις παράλληλες δράσεις που δεν πρέπει να χάσετε Με μια σειρά απρόσμενων δράσεων, από dj set με ταρωμαντεία έως διαλέξεις-περφόρμανς και LAN parties, ξεκινάει το μεγάλο εικαστικό γεγονός.

Enter the 7th Athens Biennale through the poignant mural of Navine G. Khan-Dossos , an artist supported by Beowulf on the occasion of her participation at ECLIPSE. The installation preps the viewer for an experience of transformative and layered narratives -inasmuch global as local- that make this biennale raw and with a highly particular cultural edge.



Kathimerini English Edition

Biennale grapples with complexities of identity, history, culture | eKathimerini.com Visitors stand in front of a mural by London-born visual artist Navine G. Khan-Dossos on display at the 7th Athens Biennale that launched on Thursday.

The 7th Athens Biennale is now open to the public and LIFO , the go-to newsfeed of Athens is writing all about the exhibition and our artist Navine G. Khan-Dossos who we proudly support!

Article follows in Greek.

Όσα θα δούμε στην Μπιενάλε της Αθήνας | LiFO Η 7η διοργάνωση της Μπιενάλε της Αθήνας με τον τίτλο «ECLIPSE» (ΕΚΛΕΙΨΗ) εγκαινιάζεται στις 24 Σεπτεμβρίου και υπόσχεται μια καθαρή ματιά στις αλλαγές που συντελούνται ....

Beowulf Asia updated their address.

“The exhibition title points to the links between ‘myths’ and ‘survival’. Survival itself is something of a myth, as we live in a world in which famine, plague and war have not been solved. Meanwhile, we need myths for survival.”

Currently on view in London at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, a new solo exhibition titled “The Myth of Survival” by Japanese artist Rui Matsunaga, open to the public from 10th of September until 26th of November, 2021.

Combining a western Christian discourse with her Japanese cultural background, artist Rui Matsunaga concentrates on the concept of to portray the spirituality of every existing creature, without placing humans at the centre of her works. The characters that Matsunaga depicts become of nature and humans, that shall encourage us to consider our place in relation to our surroundings and to the ongoing world crisis, and to ponder what kind of future humanity will face hereafter.

Although inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s woodcuts and by 12th century Japanese scroll paintings, the artist gifts us an exhibition that addresses very contemporary topics of utmost importance. Absolutely worth checking out!

The Myth of Survival by Rui Matsunaga The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to host Rui Matsunaga’s solo show. In this show, Rui Matsunaga presents another myth for survival: animism. It narrativizes the spirituality possessed by every creature in the world. Humans are not placed at the centre. The framework functions like ...