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Athena Latinopoulou: The Housewife’s Basket – An Art Exhibit @ Gallery 7
Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm – Nov 9 @ 4:00 pm

The Housewife’s Basket

Athena Latinopoulou’s Exhibition

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On Tuesday, October 22, Gallery 7 will present Athena Latinopoulou’s new work, “The Housewife’s Basket.”

Exhibition Curator: Giannis Kolokotronis

Exhibition Concept by Athena Latinopoulou:

Through their work, I believe an artist has to convey ideas and messages that have political and social significance, to take a stand on the events of their time, condemn, critique, and support. When the harshness of a violent reality becomes a work of art, when the canvas becomes a weapon in the hands of the artist (like Picasso’s Guernica) to condemn a shocking truth, one realizes how powerful art can be and how it can serve as a means of expression and a guiding tool for awakening. Picasso said: “The artwork serves not only the wall it will hang on, nor the table it will be placed on, nor the pockets of those who auction it, but above all it serves the emotional needs of people!

 

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Similarly, as they say, I became quite upset about the rising prices of consumer goods at the supermarket. I began to see the products as oversized. Leaving and entering my home, I took the groceries straight to my studio. A new idea emerged in my mind, and there I channeled all my anger, creating my first protest artwork.

Athena Latinopoulou was born in 1946. She studied painting at the Dimitrelis School under the painter Kostas Loustas in Thessaloniki and ceramic sculpture for three years at HEN Athens. She has held 21 solo and over 170 group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. She has participated several times in Art Athina, Art Thessaloniki, and Art Brussels in Belgium. Her works are in many private collections and museums.


General Info:

Opening: 22/10/2024 at 12 PM

Duration: 22/10 – 9/11/2024

Exhibition Opening hours:

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 12 PM – 8 PM

Wednesday and Saturday: 12 PM – 4 PM

Sunday and Monday: Closed

Admission: Free


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Address: Solonos 20 106 73, Athens, Greece

Tel: 2103612050 & 6977511143

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