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Brilliant, innovative, non -traditional, cosmopolitan, bold. These are only some of the adjectives that accompany the personality of the artist Panagiotis vassilakis (1925-2019); Which has become known in the world history of art as such.
Foundation Vasilis & Eliza Goulandris, with the contribution of the Takis Foundation, notes the 100th anniversary of the birth of a radical creator With a large retrospective, which for the first time extends throughout its places, which hold periodicals, both in Athens and in Andros.
The report includes more than 150 projects, sculptures, drawings, tables and jewelrywhich are accompanied by cinematic links to its ephemeral works and creations. It passes throughout the artistic path of Takis, stretching after about seven decades And distinguishes an excellent range and strength of its enterprise. Two wings of the Gilandris Foundation in Andros hold 100 projects and another 50 seats in Pagrati.
“We wanted to organize an exhibition for Takis for many years, because our founders, Vasilis and Eliza Gilanders, had a special relationship with him. We have ten of his works in our collection. At some point, it was inevitable to organize an exhibition, and not just a simple personal exhibition, but also an excellent retrospective, and we thought that 2025 was an ideal date, because we are that it would be inable.
We very quickly found that Takis did not fit into the museum. We had to devote a lot of space to him so that all sections of his artistic career could appear. So, for the first time in the history of our fund, we dedicated three of our museums to two wings that we have here in Andros and Athens. “ Reports The curator of the exhibition and officer of the B & E Goulandris Foundation; Maria Coatsomalis-Moro.
The exhibition in Athens focuses on his relationship with magnetism and magnetic fieldsBye In two areas of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Andros, all stages are presented in the work of Takis, which were decisive for him, through consistent turns that marked his career.
On the island of a bicycle, Under the heading “Eureka”In different halls, the first unrecognized work with the source of inspiration is cyclady figures and jackets, flowers, magnetic walls, bullets, dials and electronic reliefs, its spirals, its erotic, its musical works and its music. century
“Takis begins a self -taught. He is a Young Child Who Has Not Studied the History of Art, Nor Sculpture. 1946 He Has Been Involved Exclusvels Sculpture. Will Be Able to Express Himself with Absolute Freedom and Get to Know a Very Important World, Either Artists, Such as Yves Klein, or intellectuals, like all authors of Beat Generation.
It begins very traditionally, with busts, with a bust, for the first time under the influence of kyclaudic art and after Alberto Jocoketti. In 1955, he understands that he was made of something else and draws his first Sinial. Siniala acts as a need to communicate with each other. He feels almost alive. Gradually, basically, as soon as he discovered magnetism in 1959. There, his point of view will require a completely different course, because he wants to emphasize invisible. The sculpture is no longer what it seems, but what does not appear. The forces around us are completely invisible, determine our daily life, every detail.
Takis was curious in all materials. He began with iron, but he quickly presented various things in his works, which he found anywhere. He went shopping around the world. He had his parties in London, New York, Paris, Athens. Thus, we see that all his work is a mixture and a combination of various objects, or from cars, but also from fragments of shells of all types of tools. But what is also interesting is that he had a curiosity for materials that were not made of sculpture until he found them. This is mainly obvious thanks to his cooperation with MIT in 1968, which went and worked there with scientists and made hydromagnetic fluid, which is very impressive even today.
He proposed a lot, because he gradually introduced various things into his art. After magnetism, the music was slowly introduced through sounds at the beginning and with normal music later. He collaborated with all types of artistic expression, theater, ballet, cinema with Kostas -havas. Thus, his art was revolutionary when he did this, but still remains out of time and modern. “ The curator of the exhibition explains to us.
He himself was self -described as an archaic artist and instinctive scientist, Prophet, Mother of God and Mage. Experts presented him as ‘The last of the Great Greek nonsense’How “Apollo from magnetic muses”The field charming and eccentric personality has not left anyone for 94 years of his life. Despite the poverty and difficulties of his childhood, he quickly became a citizen of the world to close his circle as a hermit in Jerovoo, where he built his kingdom, a place where the fund and his work are placed:
“He was a multidimensional and plentiful artist. I would call it omnipotent, because he had this will to share with the world as many different things as possible. Even at the end of his life, he never ceased to create. He had this thirst, curiosity and excitement. In his 90s, he was a small child and said that many of his guests. He points to Maria koutsomalis-moreau and completes:
“The conclusion that we came is that Takis appeared abroad and much less in Greece, to the extent that foreigners know him better than that of the Greeks. It seemed that it was very great injustice that made it necessary to make an exhibition for him in Greece and emphasize all its work. Why do those who know him do not know that he does not know that he knows more about him, and for someone who does not know him does not know him who does not know him to learn more about him, and for someone who does not know that he knows more about him, and for someone who does not know him, does not know those who do not know him more about him, and to find out for those who do not know him more about him, and to emphasize all of him, and to emphasize him to emphasize all of him. work. Why are those who know him do not know who does not know him. He, in order to feel this pride that one of the greatest artists of the 20th century left Greece.
A retrospective exhibition in Athens and Andros called “Takis 100, 1925-2025” Vasilis & Elizas Goulandris lasts until November 2.
B&E GOLANDRIS Podcasts
On the occasion of the anniversary of the anniversary, the Fund launches its first series of podcasts called “Podcasts B&E GOULANDRIS: sound immersion in the charming world of art.”
The first section of the series includes five episodes that pass through the multifaceted life of Takis: from the young years in Greece, an artistic career in Paris, London and New York, to returning to Athena, Hill Heroinos, and the foundation of Herouinos hill and foundation.
Thanks to the rare audio documents, enlightening discussions with the curators of the exhibition and anecdotal stories from people who lived carefully, the listeners dive into the explosive universe Takis and observe their works with different eyes and ears.
Podcasts are available on all platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, etc.), Goulandris.gr and exhibitions of Foundation magazines using QR codes.
Information
Exhibition: Maria Coatsomalis-MoroOfficer of the Foundation B&E GOLANDRIS, Toby CampsHamburger Kunsthalle
Scientific consultant: Penelope SideriVice -President of the Takisa Foundation
Scenography: Friday to Gerolymata, Andreas Georgiadis
Contact: Until November 2, 2025
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