GROUP EXHIBITION “It empties, it fills, the light”

Spanning installations, paintings, sculptures, and photography, the participating artists delve into the conceptual meanings of light—from its metaphysical essence to its tangible, plastic qualities, as well as its omnipresence in daily life—covering a period from the 1960s to the present. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to witness how light transitions from being a natural phenomenon to an artistic tool, while celebrating the influential contributions of artists such as Takis, Antonakos, Chryssa, Bouteas, and Lappas, as well as contemporary figures like Apostolou, Gerasimou (ARTWORKS Fellow), Efeoglou  (ARTWORKS Fellow), Karakostanoglou, Kontis, Lascari, Nikolakopoulos, Patsourakis, Sagonas  (ARTWORKS Fellow), Touliatou (ARTWORKS Fellow), Charitonidi, and Hassabi.

The exhibition is co-curated by Takis Mavrotas, the director of the visual arts program at the Foundation, and Panos Giannikopoulos, curator of the Greek Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale. It empties, it fills, the light was conceived by Marina Miliou-Theocharaki. This collaboration merges the extensive experience of the esteemed Mavrotas with the innovative perspective of Giannikopoulos, offering a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of light’s conceptual and formal dimensions.