Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

Nelly’s

dimitra.samsaki — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:10:45 +0000

Nelly’s dimitra.samsaki Mon, 02/19/2024 - 19:25

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Temporary

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Start Date

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:00

End Date

Sun, 04/28/2024 - 18:00

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Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Opening: Friday 23 February 2024, 19:30

Female dancers in front of the Parthenon, musicians and dancers from Crete, peasant women from Ioannina, ladies from New York and Athens, the politician Eleftherios Venizelos and the poet Kostis Palamas are just some of the protagonists of the photographic lens of Elly Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (1899-1998), well-known as Nelly’s in the exhibition under the same title which will be presented at the MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Warehouse A’, Pier A’, Thessaloniki port) from 23 February to 28 April 2024. Focusing on the three cities in which Nelly’s formed her photographic gaze, the exhibition attempts to present her multidimensional work from the years of her apprenticeship in Dresden in the early 1920s, her arrival in Athens and her dynamic presence in the city’s photographic events until 1966 when she retired after twenty-seven years of tireless work in New York.

The exhibition is part of “Nelly's” retrospective exhibition organized by the Benaki Museum on 2023 in Athens, in commemoration of the twenty-five years after the photographer’s death, with the aim of reintroducing the artist to contemporary audiences.

Nelly’s work was particularly important in the interwar period, exercising many types of photography and having a particular impact on the development of the medium in Greece in the 20th century. After her stay in the United States for almost three decades, her work began to be re-evaluated from the 1970s.

The exhibition consists of 185 vintage prints, produced by the photographer herself and selected from her voluminous archive in order to represent the different aesthetic trends she adopted during her forty-five years of working with the medium and the numerous photographic techniques she experimented with. Fifty-three contemporary digital prints made from her original negatives are added to these works in order to fill in some narrative gaps.

The photographic equipment Nelly used as a student in Dresden but also as a professional photographer in Athens during the interwar period and in New York after the war is also exhibited in order to document her deep knowledge of photographic technology. The exhibition also includes archival material, such as albums, original publications, periodicals and postcards, which altogether help visitors understand the ways in which her photographic works were used at the time. The exhibition also includes Nelly's painting on porcelain, an activity she developed alongside photographic work during her stay in America, as well as original, archival material -costumes, masks- from the Delphic Festival of 1927 and 1930.

Curator: Aliki Tsirgialou

Exhibition designer: Natalia Boura

There will be guided tours in Greek language; the dates will be announced.

Credits: Elly Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (Nelly's)
The Russian dancer Elizaveta "Lila" Nikolska in the Parthenon, November 1930
© Benaki Museum / Photographic Archives

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Εκδήλωση-Finissage της κεντρικής έκθεσης της Thessaloniki PhotoΒiennale 2023 «Το φάντασμα του λαού»

dimitra.samsaki — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:51:01 +0000

Main exhibition “The Spectre of the People” closing event dimitra.samsaki Tue, 02/06/2024 - 17:33

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Event Exhibition

The Spectre of the People | Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023

Start Date

Sat, 02/10/2024 - 17:00

End Date

Sat, 02/10/2024 - 20:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Main exhibition “The Spectre of the People” closing event

Saturday 10 February 2024 | 17:00

MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Warehouse A’, Pier A’, port area)

Presentations by Joan Fontcuberta and Pilar Rosado Rodrigo, artists-photographers participating at the exhibition.

Interventions by Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Julian Stallabrass, art historian and curator of the exhibition.

In detail, Julian Stallbrass will speak in his presentation about the concept behind the main exhibition of this year’s PhotoBiennale, while Yannis Stavrakakis will refer to the current trends and aspects of populism as an international phaenomenon.

Pila Rosado Rodrigo will present her work with a focus on her research on the relationship between art and artificial intelligence and Joan Fontcuberta will do a retrospective of his work.

Participation is free for the public. There will be simultaneous interpretation from English to Greek and vica versa.

The exhibition “The Spectre of the People” ends on 11 February 2024 and is hosted in MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Warehouse A', port area) and the MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts (Warehouse B1, port area). More information can be found here https://photobiennale-greece.gr/en/ektheseis/main-exhibition/

Short bios

Joan Fontcuberta has developed both an artistic and theoretical activity focused on the conflicts between nature, technology, photography, and truth. Recently, he has explored the new visual culture in the light of the impact of technological tools and artificial intelligence.

Pilar Rosado holds a PhD in Fine Arts and a Master's degree in Biology. She is interested in how new technologies can change our perception of the world, but also in the creative possibilities that are within our reach.

Yannis Stavrakakis is Professor in the School of Political Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he directs the Postgraduate Programme in Political Theory, The Laboratory for the Study of Democracy, and the POPULISMUS observatory: http://www.populismus.gr

Julian Stallabrass is a writer, photographer, curator and lecturer. His books include Killing for Show: Photography, War and the Media in Vietnam and Iraq, 2020; A Very Short Introduction to Contemporary Art, updated edition, 2020; Internet Art: The Online Clash Between Culture and Commerce, 2003; Paris Pictured, 2002; and High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s, Verso, London 1999. He curated Art and Money Online for Tate Britain in 2001; the 2008 Brighton Photo Biennial, Memory of Fire: Images of War and the War of Images; and Failing Leviathan: Magnum Photographers and Civil War at the National Civil War Centre, Newark in 2015. He has made online TV programmes about aspects of modern and contemporary art for Tariq Ali TV in the series ‘Rear Window’.

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Στερεοσκοπία. Από τη φωτογραφική συλλογή του Μουσείου Φωτογραφίας Δήμου Καλαμαριάς «Χρήστος Καλεμκερής»

dimitra.samsaki — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:04:56 +0000

Stereoscopy. From the photographic collection of the Photography Museum of the Municipality of Kalamaria "Christos Kalemkeris" dimitra.samsaki Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:20

Exhibition Type

Temporary

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Start Date

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 08:00

End Date

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 20:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Extension: Until 16 February 2025

Children and elegant ladies, men in traditional fustanella attire, and uniformed officers, monuments of the countryside and cities from the mid-19th century, become the new “protagonists” in the exhibition focused on the enchanting history of stereoscopy through time, as a method of capturing and presenting photography. The captivating art-technique is unfolded in the exhibition under the same title, co-organised by the MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Photography Museum of the Municipality of Kalamaria “Christos Kalemkeris”, from October 4, 2024, to January 12, 2025, at Warehouse A’, Pier A’, Port of Thessaloniki.

The stereoscopic method was originated as a new invention in 1841 in England and spread rapidly from 1850 onwards, initially in France and then throughout Europe and America. This new method became a trend with
devoted followers, and up until the early 20th century, stereoscopic photographs provided a pleasant pastime and entertainment for the rising middle class in Western Europe. Their low cost and the ability to produce multiple copies made them one of the first mass media, comparable to postcards that followed later and even
to moving pictures.

The themes of stereoscopic photography were mainly drawn from everyday life, but also included scenes depicting the morals of the day, as well as nudes and images intended for a more specific application, such as astrophotography, botanical images and aerial reconnaissance (mainly for military purposes). In Greece, this
particular method also gained significant popularity and recognition, continuing the pictorial tradition of drawings and watercolors from the travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries, contributing to a more
realistic acquaintance with the land, its people, and their culture.

Curated by: Kalliopi Valtopoulou, Historian-Museologist

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Πρόγραμμα παράλληλων δράσεων της έκθεσης «ΙστορίεςΤης. Φωτογραφικές πρακτικές, 1974-2024»

dimitra.samsaki — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:59:27 +0000

Parallel Events Programme of the exhibition “HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024” dimitra.samsaki Thu, 06/06/2024 - 16:01

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Εκδηλώσεις Β

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Event Exhibition

HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024

Start Date

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 10:00

End Date

Sat, 09/14/2024 - 20:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts, in collaboration with MOMus-Photography Museum of Thessaloniki in the framework of the exhibition HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024, and with the participation of invited researchers, curators and artists, presents Accelerating to the Future, a series of autonomous actions, dedicated to the investigation of feminist practices and their connection to contemporary visual creation.

Through screenings, presentations, performances and discussions focusing on activist and alternative artistic practices as well as theoretical approaches, an attempt is made to promote and communicate to the public crucial issues and concerns which, more than ever before, express the need of contemporary society for visibility, inclusion, acceptance and diversity.

Parallel Events Programme

MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts (Warehouse B1, Pier A’, Thessaloniki port)

2nd action: Talk-presentation & Performance

Thursday, June 13, 2024 @ 19:00 & 20:30

19:00-20:15

Glafki Gotsi: “Feminist narratives in Greek History of Art.”

Description: The talk presents issues of women and gender that have been raised in the study of Greek History of Art of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the period between 1850 and 1970. Aiming to show the importance of feminist approaches to history, topics such as the female gaze in the second half of the 19th century, artists' collectives in the Interwar and Early Post-war Years, the discourse of feminists on creation and the position of women in visual present and past are under study. We examine the opinions expressed by subjects such as Kallirroi Parren, Myrsini Kleanthous-Papadimitriou, Hariklia Alexandridou-Stefanopoulou and Diana Antonakatou, we follow the initiatives undertaken by groups such as the Women's Association of Letters and Arts and the Artistic Association of Greek Women, and we interpret texts that discuss the presence and contribution of women in art. In parallel, we attempt to analyze a number of women artists' works aiming to promote an alternative feminist reading.

Glafki Gotsi is Assistant Professor in History of Art at School of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTh). Her research interests focus on issues of modern and contemporary art mainly from the perspective of the history of women and gender. She co-edited the volumes Gender in History: Historiographical Accounts and Case Studies (Athens: Asini, 2015) and Histories on sexuality (Athens: Themelio, 2020). Since 2013 she co-edits the annual online publication of the Greek Bibliography of Women’s and Gender Historiography, accessible at http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/metadata/6/6/7/metadata-1382700536-109398-18169.tkl. Her book Female Viewers of Art (1850-1900) was published in 2022 (Thessaloniki: Nissides).

20:30-21:00

COMOTIRIO

PEKTRIES / SAVOIR VIVRE EDITION

Performance

Rules of good conduct, an instructive audiovisual narrative. It is a performative act, in which rules of "good behavior" and savoir vivre are presented, as they are found in manuals adapted to the Greek society of the past decades. The selected excerpts satirize female stereotypes interspersed with contemporary references such as selfies, photo filters, retouching and duck faces.

PEKTRIES is a side-project by COMOTIRIO, an ongoing series of site-specific performative actions adjusted every time anew to the hosting space, its features and its idiosyncracies. The project reflects on the multiplicity of symbolism of hair in relation to cultural and mythological semiology. Πέκω (pek-e/o) > in Greek: to hackle, to comb hair. Πόκος (pokos) > sheep wool. Πέκτρια (pektria) > the woman who cards the sheep wool. A consonant to παίκτριες (paiktries) meaning “the female players”, a spelling error embracing the jesting, gambling and fun element.

COMOTIRIO, meaning "hair salon" in Greek, is the co-working scheme of visual artists Naira Stergiou & Eriphyli Veneri. The scheme being in a constant process of exchanging views and ideas presents collaborations on various levels around the thematics of staged experiencing, myth-making, Beauty and beautification processes. Their main practice is the organization of independent contemporary art exhibitions in places and spaces with historicity and semiology. Selected projects: Let's Supper, Mr. Iolas/Resurrection RE, Villa Iola, Athens (2019, supported by ΝΕΟΝ and Marni Films), Blablablack, Rebound Club, Athens (2019), The Love Boat, Athens Municipal Garbage Trucks’ Depot (2020, supported by the City of Athens’ Europe Direct), Flowers-Plants-Decorations, Syntagma Square Flower shops (2021), Iera Poli I/Eromeni, Salt Museum, Messolonghi (2021, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Hellenic Republic), PETDEMONIUM, The Creatures Pet Shop & Grooming, Cholargos (2021), BFFEAE: Best Friends Forever and Ever, Municipal Gallery of Kallithea Sofia Laskaridou (2022), SĒMAIOSTOLISTIKÉ, Flag production and retail store Simeostolistiki, Athens (2023).

www.comotirio.com

3rd action

Feminist guided tour by the Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices, Saturday, 14 | 12:00

Elpida Karaba, art theorist and curator, Ioanna Zouli, visual artist and curator and Valia Papastamou, researcher and architect, researchers of the Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices organize and present a feminist guided tour version of the artworks presented in the exhibition HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024. Based on recent articles, texts and publications expanding on contemporary feminist theory and practice the tour will provide the public with a radical reading of the artworks in order to provoke a broader discussion on the role and position of Greek women artists in contemporary art history.

This is the 3rd action organized in the framework of the public program for 2024 of the MOMus-Experimental Arts Center and the parallel program of the exhibition Her Stories. Photographic practices, 1974-2024, a section of which is presented at MOMus-ECA from May 18 until September 15, 2024.

Τhe Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices (CNMFPP) (https://www.centrefeministmedia.arch.uth.gr/) started as a postdoctoral program funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I) and the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) at the University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture (MAT). It has developed beyond an individualized research into an open, situated and multi-faceted prototype institution which is empowering for the local research and production, at the critical intersection of feminism, art and technology. After the completion of its funding in 2022, the CNMFPP, is located at the Department of Architecture, Uth. (TAM) and works as a spectral institution, with no permanent infrastructure, for fundraising, but supported by a strong net of collaborators and kins, undertaking small and medium scale projects. It is evolving into a model–for Greece-project that bridges academic research and theory, cultural, artistic practice and educational work, which are the three main axes of its action. Having so far contributed in various ways to the creation of new works of art and innovative theory and methodology, CNMFPP also focuses on providing expanded pedagogies on these issues, organizing different educational programs. Feminist guided tours are part of these practices.

**Participation in the tour is with the entrance ticket to the site. The ticket can be issued online via the ComeTogether platform ( > https://cometogether.live/event/1296 ) or in person at the Museum Reception, half an hour before the start of the tour, subject to availability.

Programme curated by: Domna Gounari, MOMus curator.

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Ξεναγήσεις στην έκθεση «ΙστορίεςΤης. Φωτογραφικές πρακτικές, 1974-2024»

dimitra.samsaki — Fri, 31 May 2024 10:24:38 +0000

Guided tours programme for the exhibition "HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024" dimitra.samsaki Thu, 06/06/2024 - 16:13

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Guided Tours

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Education Exhibition

HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024

Start Date

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 18:00

End Date

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 20:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Guided tours programme for the exhibition "HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024" at the MOMus-Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki (Warehouse A', Pier A', Port) and at the MOMus-Piramal Arts Centre.

Guided tours open to the public:

Thursday 06 June at 18:00

Thursday 13 June at 18:00

Thursday 20 June at 18:00

Thursday 27 June at 18:00

*Participation in the guided tours is only possible by purchasing a ticket here: https://shorturl.at/sMxFQ

The tours are held in Greek without interpretation

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Πρόσκληση εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος για την πλήρωση θέσης Διευθυντή/Διευθύντριας Μουσείου Φωτογραφίας στον Μητροπολιτικό Οργανισμό Μουσείων Εικαστικών Τεχνών Θεσσαλονίκης

dimitra.samsaki — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:00:45 +0000

Summary of the Call for Expression of Interest for the position of Director of the Museum of Photography at the Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki. Determination of specific qualifications, formation of an evaluation commi dimitra.samsaki Wed, 05/29/2024 - 16:11

he Administrative Board of the Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki

Taking into consideration:

1.The provisions of articles 1, 4, 8 and 14 par. 5 of Law 4572/2018 “Establishment of Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki and other provisions” (GG A' 188).

2. The necessity of appointing the Director of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (MFA) for a four-year term of office in application of article 14 of Law 4572/2018

We address an international open call for expression of interest to fill the position of Director of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, which operates as a subdivision of the Directorate of the Metropolitan Organization of Thessaloniki Fine Arts Museums (MOMus), a public legal entity (N.P.I.D.) supervised by the Ministry of Culture.

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5ο Διεθνές συνέδριο Fast Forward | Hidden (Hi)stories: New Perspectives of Women’s Photographies

dimitra.samsaki — Fri, 10 May 2024 10:50:14 +0000

5th International Conference “Fast Forward” | Hidden (Hi)stories: New Perspectives of Women’s Photographies dimitra.samsaki Fri, 05/10/2024 - 13:56

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Conferences

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Education Exhibition

HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024

Start Date

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 08:00

End Date

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 19:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Αmphitheater “Xanthippi Hoippel”, MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art (TIF-Helexpo premises, Thessaloniki)

The conference seeks to introduce reflection on the current debates surrounding gender justice. The rationale of the conference is inspired by the work of distinguished intellectuals-activists such as political scientist, activist and author of the book "A Feminism of Decolonization" Françoise Vergès -one of the keynote speakers in conversation with art historian Angela Dimitrakakis- and Silvia Federici, prompting a redefinition of power dynamics and a reassessment of narratives often obscured by dominant perspectives.

The conference will explore key issues such as the demystification of gender identities through photography, the intersubjectivity of women's experiences, and the role of photography as a tool for social justice and liberation.

Participants will highlight hidden histories, challenge normative interpretations, examine curatorial practices, and sketch inclusive histories of women's photography—ultimately seeking to reshape the landscape of photographic Discourse.

All presentations will take place in English and Greek (simultaneous translation will be provided).

No need for prior registration.

Participation certificates will be provided, upon request.

The full program can be found here https://fastforward.photography/our-projects/call-for-papers-fast-forward-conference-5-in-thessaloniki-greece/ .

The conference "Hidden (Hi)stories: New Perspectives of Women's Photographs" is connected with the exhibition “HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024” and part of the parallel events programme of the 20th Thessaloniki International Book Fair.

Photo caption: Katerina Chatzidimitriou, from the series “Brides”, 2018

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ΙστορίεςΤης. Φωτογραφικές πρακτικές, 1974-2024

dimitra.samsaki — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:31:22 +0000

HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024 dimitra.samsaki Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:35

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Temporary

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Start Date

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 10:00

End Date

Sun, 09/15/2024 - 18:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Opening: Friday 17 May 2024, 20:00

The #MeToo movement, feminist strikes, feminist demands for the eradication of gender violence often stand in various ways under the spotlight lately, very often in a tragic way. Additionally, although female artistic creation and the feminist approach to the arts do not necessarily constitute a new or innovative research perspective in the 21st century, however, and for various reasons, historically, this perspective does not seem to be a priority in the research and critique of artistic fields.

In the wake of these international debates on gender and identities and the general trend of exploring women's creative work, the new exhibition-production by MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography under the title “HerStories. Photographic practices, 1974-2024” seeks to showcase the domestic photographic production of women, from the 1970s onwards. The exhibition will be hosted in the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Experimental Center for the Arts of MOMus, from 17 May until 15 September 2024; forty artists and photographers, four curators and eight researchers contribute in mapping this particular field of endeavor for the first time in Greece.

The exhibition is structured in three complementary narratives that seek to cover the multiple and complex dimensions of women's photographic practices over these five decades: the approaches to issues of women's identity regardless of whether they were self-determined as "feminist" or not, the representations of social and political realities through documentary photography, and the explorations of the photographic medium itself through works that are often highly experimental in nature. Integrating these three narratives, the exhibition aims to display the diverse and dynamic contribution of women in the field of photography: it presents the complexity of the female experience, the socio-political context in which they operate, and the innovative artistic ideas they use.

A bilingual edition accompanies the exhibition and functions as a supplement, focused on the history of women's photographic creation in Greece from the 19th century to the Metapolitefsi period (meaning change of regime), with texts by scholars in the field.

In addition, the 5th International Conference “Fast Forward” under the title “Hidden (Hi)stories: New Perspectives of Women’s Photographies” will take place in Thessaloniki, from 17 until 19 May 2024, at the “Xanthippi Hoippel” amphitheater at MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art (TIF-Helexpo premises) in Thessaloniki, co-organised by the MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, the University for the Creative Arts, and the University of Sunderland. Keynote speakers include Françoise Vergès, political scientist, activist, and author of the book “A decolonial feminism”, in discussion with Angela Dimitrakaki, and Alexandra Moschovi, Professor of Photography and Curating.

No need for prior registration; all presentations will take place in English and Greek (simultaneous translation will be provided). The full program can be found here https://fastforward.photography/our-projects/call-for-papers-fast-forward-conference-5-in-thessaloniki-greece/ .

Exhibition curated by/Publication edited by: Iro Katsaridou, Areti Leopoulou, Alexandra Moschovi, Penelope Petsini

Participating photographers-artists: Aimilia Balaska; Christina Calbari; Lizzie Calligas; Catherine Chatzidimitriou; Athina Chroni; Lydia Dambassina; Maria Dara; Christina Dimitriadis; Marilia Fotopoulou; Louisa Gouliamaki; Athena Kazolea; Katerina Kalogeraki; Katerina Kaloudi; Olga Kaloussi; Maria Klonaris-Katerina Thomadaki; Eleni Maligoura; Natassa Markidou; Georgia Matsamaki; Maria Mavropoulou; Despina Meimaroglou; Eleni Mouzakiti; Eleni Mylonas; Lia Nalbantidou; Chryssa Nikoleri; Effie Paleologou; Rea Papadopoulou; Myrto Papadopoulos; Maria Paschalidou; Roula Patra; Paola Revenioti; Fany Sarri; Angela Svoronou; Maria Stefossi; Danae Stratou; Penelope Thomaidi; Niki Typaldou; Christina Vazou; Irini Vourloumis; Nayia Yiakoumaki; Nikoletta Zissi.

Authors of publication texts: Glafki Gotsi, Marianna Karali, Iro Katsaridou, Areti Leopoulou, Alexandra Moschovi, Penelope Petsini, Aliki Tsirgialou, Evi Papadopoulou.

The conference «Hidden (Hi)stories: New Perspectives of Women’s Photographies» is part of the parallel events programme of the 20th Thessaloniki International Book Fair.

The MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography participates with the exhibition “HerStories. Photographic Practices, 1974-2024” in the parallel events programme of the EuroPride 2024 in Thessaloniki.

Parallel Events Programme

MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts

Warehouse B1, Pier A’, Thessaloniki port

Thursday 23 May 2024, 20:00

Action #1: Screening of The Oleanders (2021) documentary and open discussion with Marios Chatziprokopiou and Paola Revenioti.

Thursday 13 June 2024, 19:00

Action #2: Open speech by Glafki Gotsi on feminist theories and the history of Modern Greek art and performance PEKTRIES / SAVOIR VIVRE EDITION by COMOTIRIO (Naira Stergiou, Erifyli Veneri).

Saturday 14 September 2024, 12:00

Action #3: Guided tour in the exhibition by researchers of the Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices (Elpida Karamba, Ioanna Zouli, Valia Papastamou) and discussion with the audience on the role of women artists in the contemporary art history.

**Participation in the tour is with the entrance ticket to the site. The ticket can be issued online via the ComeTogether platform ( > https://cometogether.live/event/1296 ) or in person at the Museum Reception, half an hour before the start of the tour, subject to availability.

Programme curated by: Domna Gounari

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Caption: Athina Chroni, from the series Self-portraits (1998-2000), detail

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Το φάντασμα του λαού | Thessaloniki PhotoBiennlae 2023

maria.zampeti — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:37:11 +0000

The Spectre of the People | Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023 maria.zampeti Thu, 10/19/2023 - 15:54

Exhibition Type

Temporary

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Start Date

Fri, 10/20/2023 - 20:00

End Date

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 20:40

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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Duration: 20/10/2023 – 11/02/2024
Opening days & hours:
MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts: TU | WE | FR | SA | SU > 10:00-18:00, TH > 12:00-20:00
MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography: TU | WE | FR | SA | SU > 11:00-19:00, TH > 11:00-20:00
Venues: MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography & MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts

Artists

Daniel Mayrit, Dimitris Michalakis, MacDonaldStrand, The Archive of Public Protests, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Prarthna Singh, Wolfgang Scheppe, Dougie Wallace, Lauren Greenfield, Kostas Kapsianis, Rafal Milach, Uta Kögelsberger, Edgar Kanaykõ Xakriabá, Paolo Pellegrin, DISNOVATION.ORG, Kimberly dela Cruz, Christian Lutz, Sinna Nasseri, Joan Fontcuberta / Pilar Rosado, Vangelis Vlahos, Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Carey Young, Bani Abidi, Craig Ames, Boris Mikhailov

Curated by

Julian Stallabrass

Coproduction: MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts

Support: Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki, British Council, Heinrich Böll Foundation – Thessaloniki Office

The Spectre of the People

If once the spectre of communism haunted Europe, now the spectre of populism stalks the Earth. Artists have grappled with its myriad dimensions: how and if to represent ‘the people’, how to represent democratic power, the nature of charismatic leaders, and popular protest and insurgency. The media of the lens, long woven tightly around the history of mass politics, have been a natural field for this artistic exploration.

The main exhibition of the 2023 Thessaloniki Photobiennale, The Spectre of the People, explores populism through photography and video: who are ‘the people’, can they be grasped visually, are they the source of hope or dread, how are they condensed in the figures of their would-be leaders, and how do they assemble and act in political protest?

The artists shown here approach these issues in widely contrasting, if sometimes overlapping, ways: some document populist leaders and their followers, and by contrast those people declared enemies by populist movements; some offer satirical takes on the absurdities of authoritarian leaders and the political delirium that they create; others perform as populists or make activist work in solidarity with protest movements; others again offer conceptual works on populism, and the deep economic crisis from which it drew strength.

The exhibition is divided into four main parts. The first two are shown at the MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography: part one explores artistic responses to the fraught dilemma of how to represent mainstream democratic politics, especially as it falls into crisis. Part two looks at populist leaders and followers, along with the deadly consequences of their actions. The next two parts are shown at the MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts: part three envisions those who are excluded from ‘the people’ by populist movements, set alongside the very rich who do all they can to insulate themselves from the rest of us, and the means used to police the boundaries. Part four tracks the performative culture of insurgent protest movements of both the left and the right.

Like the phenomenon of populism, the exhibition has a global ambit. This scope makes the elusive concepts of ‘the people’ and of populism harder to tie down, as they span continents, the left-right divide, and often tie together mass participation and authoritarian rule. Yet from the very diverse works on display, there emerges an image of the populist field as it oscillates between the poles of political antagonism and solidarity.

Ημερίδα: «Artists’ talks» | Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023

maria.zampeti — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:16:00 +0000

One-day meeting: “Artists’ talks” | Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023 maria.zampeti Thu, 10/19/2023 - 15:19

Education type

Conferences

Image

Start Date

Sun, 10/22/2023 - 11:00

End Date

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 16:00

Museum

Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

Body

Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023

One-day meeting: “Artists’ talks” – a speech series by photographers

Sunday, 22 October 2023, 11:00 – 16:00

MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Pier A’, Warehouse A’, Thessaloniki port)

The curator of the main exhibition of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023 Julian Stallabrass welcomes and introduces to the public artists-photographers who participate in the exhibition in the frame of the speech programme “Artists talks”. The one-day meeting will take place on Sunday, 22 October 2023, 11:00-16:00, at the MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Pier A’, Warehouse A’, Thessaloniki port). Participation is open to the public.

In the same programme, artists-photographers who participate in the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2023 with solo exhibitions present their photo works.

There will be simultaneous interpretation during the event.

Programme

11:00 Julian Stallabrass

11.30 Uta Kögelsberger

12:00 Bani Abidi

12:00 – 12:15 Break

12:15 Dimitris Michalakis

12:45 Eleonora Sovrani

13:15 Christian Lutz in conversation with Julian Stallabrass

13:45 – 14:15 Break

14:15 Emmanuel Angelicas in conversation with Alan Davis

14:45 Marta Bogdańska