ROOMS 2014

ROOMS 2014

Contemporary Art Show

Kappatos Gallery presents from 13 to 28 February 2014, for the fourteenth time since 1999, the annual contemporary art exhibition, ROOMS 2014 at St George Lycabettus hotel, in Dexameni-Kolonaki.

In one of the most popular and historical exhibitions of contemporary art, 20 curators, art historians and art theorists, choose an artist or artist group each and present them in hotel rooms. Twenty five different artists take part with sound, photography and visual art installations, painting, sculpture, projects, design, performances, films, etc.

The exhibition ROOMS expands on a whole floor of the hotel, where each artist or group is shown in a room, with the hotel room transformed into the private space of the artist. In this way a great opportunity is given for the documentation of contemporary trends and perspectives in visual arts, while a creative dialogue is initiated.

The choice of the space of a hotel for the organisation of this exhibition has been a combination of priorities, such as the independent showcase of artists and at the same time, the need for each artwork to claim and acquire its own -both private and public- space, in complete accord to the character and the meaning of the current conditions.

The space of the hotel constitutes a facility with a historical structure and a social role in the framework of the urban environment; a space to visit, a space of meeting and getting to know, a space for rest and communication. Together with the strict mode of function that is the temporary hosting of the city’s visitors, the accommodation of professional agendas and activities of leisure take place. In the case of the exhibition ROOMS there is an extra, unprecedented use: the accommodation of artworks. Thus the social role of the hotel is expanded and acquires an artistic and communicative element; it becomes the podium for artists to address the major public. For many of them indeed, the magnificent space of St George Lycabettus hotel, lying in one of the most central and most wonderful points of Athens, is a great opportunity to create artworks especially for the exhibition, related to the varied functions of the hotel as a signifier of passage, speculation and amusement.

St George Lycabettus hotel highly estimates art and relentlessly continues to support and promote cultural activities through participating for the umpteenth time in this particular organisation, hence approaching the fields of contemporary art and critical thinking.

ROOMS 2014

Curators:

Vana Verriopoulou, Christiana Galanopoulou, Dio Kangelari, Christina Kalli – Minas Minatsis, Charis Kanellopoulou, Margarita Kataga, Valia Katsimpa, Isavella Kladaki, Petros Kosmas, Panagis Koutsokostas, Tasos Koutsouris, Giota Konstantatou, Giannis Mpolis, Out of the Box Intermedia, Ourania Panoutsou, Elena Pougia, Charis Savvopoulos, Kostis Stafylakis, Faye Tzanetoulakou, Lina Tsikouta

Artists:

Margarita Athanasiou, Giorgos Alexandridis, Panagiotis Vorrias – Panos Kompis, Alberto Bourdeth, Thanasis Giotakis, Efi Gousi, Giannis Kapellos, Maria Karachristou, Lito Kattou – Leontios Toumpouris, Georgia Lale, Alexandros Maganiotis, Matina Megkla, Natasa Mpiza – Vasiliki Ralli, Giorgos Oimpak, Tasos Papatsoris, Panagiotis Profitis, Antonis Titakis, Olga Miliaresi-Foka, Voula Frasiola – Akis Karanos, Sofia Chousou

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Rooms 2013

ROOMS2013

St George Lycabettus

Kappatos Gallery, organised, curated and presented the annual Contemporary Art Show “ROOMS2013” in the “St George Lycabettus” Hotel, in Dexameni, Kolonaki, Athens, its thirteenth edition since 1999.

In one of the most popular contemporary art shows, 20 curators, art historians, architects, theaterologists, choreographers, select each one a first-time shown artist or team of artists, that will be presented in the rooms of a floor in this hotel. In this show, the 30 artists participating will show paintings, drawing and sculptural works, installations, architectural projects, design, performances, projections, films, and other works, individually in each room transforming it to a personal space.

The choice of an alternative space, a hotel, for this show, was the result not only from the need of an autonomous presentation of the artists in the same location but also from the need of the contemporary artwork to occupy his own private and at the same time public space, in complete equivalence and harmony with its character and meaning of our times.

The hotel is a characteristic public space with certain structure, operation and social role in the framework of a city, as a place of visit, rest, meeting, acquaintance, communication. In its everyday operation, it is occupied mainly by “foreigners”, but also by local people who for their free time. 

During the show, another dimension to the hotel will be added: the hosting of artistic work. Thus the social role of the hotel is extended acquiring a cultural and communicational character as it becomes a place for artists to communicate with the wide public who will visit and will “live together” with the artworks in the same space these days.

For many of the artists, the marvellous and hospitable space of the Hotel St George Lycabettus situated in one of the most beautiful areas in the centre of Athens, constitutes an opportunity to create artworks especially for this show, and the hotel to operate as a “art hospitable space”.

Curators:

Gely Gryntaki, Yiorgis – Vyron Davos, Dio Kaggelari, Charis Kanellopoulou, Margarita Kataga, Tassos Koutsouris, Giota Konstantatou, Areti Leopoulou, Maria Maragou, Evita Tsokanta, Isavella Kladaki, Maria Kyveli Mavrokodopoulou, Agni Papaioannou, Nikos Mykoniatis, Haris Savvopoulos, Efi Strouza, Fei Tzanetoulakou, Yannis Toumazis, Lina Tsikouta, Maria Stathi.

Artists:

Monika Pavlechova, Felix Delandre, Dimitra Kondylatou, Dimitra Liakoura, Maria Tsagkari, Lia Koutelieri, Fotini Palpana, Yannis Heimonakis, Dimitris Sarlanis, James Enox, Bill Psarras, Rilène Markopoulou, Ilias Mamaliogkas, Elena Marinou, Yorgos Papafigos, Ioanna Gouma, Kallina Mayopoulou, Elma Petridou, Vasilis Rizos, Natali Yaxi, Pythagoras Hatziandreou, Vasilis Yerodimos, Eva Marathaki, Marina Troupi.

Rooms 2012_d - Plus

ROOMS 2012 plus+

Contemporary Art Show

part d

It’s the first time since ROOMS became an art event for the city of Athens that a parallel eexhibition takes place in Kappatos Gallery under the name Rooms 2012 plus + where the artists participating in ROOMS 2012 exhibit artworks in the gallerys’ spaces.

Participant Artists: Ιάνθη Αγγελίογλου, Νικολέττα Αντωνάκου, Στέλλα Δρυγιαννάκη, Αλέξανδρος Κακλαμάνος, Ιωάννα Κασίκη, Πέγκυ Κλιάφα, Ματίνα Κουσίδη, Θάνος Κυριακίδης, Χρήστος Κωτσούλας, Βιργινία Μαστοργιαννάκη, Ναταλία Μηλιώκα, Γιάννης Μουράβας, Γιάννης Μπελημπασάκης, Θεοφάνης Νούσκας, Δημήτρης Παπουτσάκης, Νίκος Ποδιάς, Πάνος Σκλαβενίτης, Έφη Σπύρου, Αναστάσης Στρατάκης, Ξένιος Συμεωνίδης, Νίκη Τσάχρα, Αγάθη Τσορώνη.

Rooms 2012_c - The Mattress

ROOMS 2012 - AMALGAMA
Contemporary Art Show

part c

Gallery Kappatos, organized for the twelfth time (since 1999) the Exhibition of Contemporary Art "ROOMS 2012" on the 5th floor of the St George Lycabettus Hotel , in Kolonaki.

Amalgama dance company was formed by Maria Gorgia in November 1998, by Maria Gorgia.

Of vital importance for Amalgama is the support of personal creativity, as well as the promotion of works with obvious peculiarities in cultural expression and authenticity – particularly regarding the movement vocabulary,

in addition to other elements comprising a dance performance: sound, scenery and lighting – all to the most feasible extent

These photos are from Amalgama's performance from their latest production called "The Mattress" that was presented at Rooms 2012

Το στρώμα

Συντελεστές
Σύλληψη-Χορογραφία:Μαρία Γοργία
Ερμηνεία: Στάυρος Αποστολάτος
Βίντεο: Βάνα Κωσταγιόλα, Μαρία Γοργία, Περικλής Μαθιέλης
Σκηνικά-Κοστούμια: Μαρία Γοργία, Σταύρος Αποστολάτος
Μίξη ήχου: Σταύρος Αποστολάτος
Παραγωγή: Ομάδα Χορού Αμάλγαμα

Rooms 2012_b

ROOMS 2012 - Contemporary Art Show
part b

Gallery Kappatos, organized for the twelfth time (since 1999) the Exhibition of Contemporary Art "ROOMS 2012" on the 5th floor of the St George Lycabettus Hotel , in Kolonaki.

Harris Savvopoulos / Nikoletta Antonakou - Virginia Mastrogiannaki - Anastasis Stratakis

Lina Tsikouta / Peggy Kliafa - Yiannis Mouravas

Vassiliki Vayenou / Christos Kotsoulas

Dio Kaggelari / Elisa Alexandropoulou

Tassos Koutsouris / Niki Tsahra - Agathi Tsoroni

Yota Kostantatou / Ioanna Kassiki

ROOMS 2012_a

ROOMS 2012 - Contemporary Art Show
part a

Gallery Kappatos, organized for the twelfth time (since 1999) the Exhibition of Contemporary Art "ROOMS 2012" on the 5th floor of the St George Lycabettus Hotel , in Kolonaki.

Maria Maragou/Natalia Milioka

23 Curators, theater artists, choreographers, and architects, chosen by an artist or a group of artists each, presented in the rooms of the Hotel’s 5th floor.

Charis Kanellopoulou / Efi Spyrou

30 Greek and foreign artists presented audio-visual, photographic and video installations, performance, projections, films and other projects.

Gelly Gryntaki / Giannis Stamatiou

Each artist presented individually in each hotel room where the environment, was transformed into a personal space of the artist.

Kostis Stafylakis / Giannis Mpelimpasakis

Christiana Galanopoulou / Dimitris Papoutsakis