NEON presents the exhibition space of togetherness, at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece | School of Athens – Irene Papas from 9 September to 20 October 2024.
Curated by Elina Kountouri, Director NEON, the exhibition raises some of the most pressing issues facing Europe and the world today. Safety, wars, climate change, socio-political conditions but also global demographic and economic status push towards a movement of people, cultures and ideas and shape our world as a space of flows through the interaction and diversity of cultures. space of togetherness is an exhibition of stories from the intersection of race, politics, and the rights of individuals and communities.
The exhibition explores the assumptions and prejudices of contemporary society woven into our daily lives, around racism, social mobility, and the rights of different communities and migrants. It suggests how, through greater awareness of class, race, and gender, we can learn to co-exist and find a sense of belonging.
20 artists and artistic collectives, representing 13 countries, will present various artistic practices. It features recent and past works of Taysir Batniji, Enri Canaj, Døcumatism, Mona Hatoum, patricia kaersenhout, Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Bouchra Khalili, Grada Kilomba, Tarik Kiswanson, Sophie Kovel, Kalliopi Lemos, Malgorzata Mirga-Tas, Stella Nastou, Georgia Sagri, VASKOS, including five new works by Marianna Christofides, Maria Loizidou, Igshaan Adams, Antrea Tzourovits and Kostas Roussakis, especially commissioned for the exhibition.
During the exhibition, space of togetherness creates a unique living laboratory from the cohabitation of the activities of the Drama School, the exhibition and a versatile public programme, open to the public. The programme will include talks and discussions, guided tours, educational programmes for children and families, concerts, readings and performances. Nonprofit organizations, local communities, artists, academics, civil society activists and policy makers will be active participants. diaNEOsis, Melissa Network, Dipylon, Døcumatism, Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece | School of Athens – Irene Papas, Hellenic Children’s Museum, EIGHT / ΤΟ ΟΧΤΩ, Papigion project, TAVROS, Fulbright Greece participate in the exhibition’s public program.
The first week of the program is dedicated to the exhibiting artists, where the exhibition’s curator Elina Kountouri will discuss with artists Igshaan Adams, Bouchra Khalili, Grada Kilomba, Kalliopi Lemou and Maria Loizidou together with Achilleas Chariskos, representing the Papigion project.
Press release from NEON
Image: Grada Kilomba. Detail of 18 Verses. 2022. Installation view of space of togetherness at NEON at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School | School of Athens – Irene Papas. Private Collection, London. Photography © Natalia Tsoukala. Image courtesy of Pace Gallery and Goodman Gallery and NEON
