Tours for Members at the "Passers-by" and "Seven Gates" installations, by G. Xenos - Εικόνα

Shortly before the completion of these special installations in Stavros Niarchos Park, we organize a limited number of guided tours, exclusively for our Members. We have the pleasure, the beginning of the tour cycle to be carried out by the artist himself.

At the Green Roofs of the SNFCC, along the path that connects the Park to the Lighthouse, stand the Passers-by created by the internationally acclaimed visual artist Georgios Xenos. 120 iron outlines of human figures (each measuring 200×80) symbolizing anonymous heroes, which challenge us, in their own way, to consider the meaning of the “hero”, who we have cast as heroes in our minds, and our relationship with what is described as an “heroic stance”. Without faces or other distinguishing features, Georgios Xenos’ outlined figures, in this instance, “encourage the filling of the void with portraits from the endless line-up of heroes from each and every revolution. The Passers-by, these elongated and narrow figures, are a litany of heroic forms ready to “cross the gates of cities”,” as their creator notes.

Yet another polysemous iron installation, the “Seven Gates”, is set up in another part of the SNFCC, at the Southern Walks. From the seven-gated Thebes of the ancient tragedy to the contemporary gates of entry into Greece and Europe, the Gates of this installation “speak”, in their way, of issues more pertinent than ever. A Gate is a boundary, but it is also an opening. Just like the 1821 Revolution – which signalled the end of 400 years of adversity for the Greek nation and, at the same time an opening, its entry, into its modern History.

 

Days and Hours of Tours
Saturday 22/05 | 19.00-19.45, tour by Georgios Xenos
Sunday 23/05 | 11.30-12.15 & 19.00-19.45
Saturday 29/05 | 11.30-12.15 & 19.00-19.45
Sunday 30/05 | 11.30-12.15 & 19.00-19.45

Meeting point: Visitors Center (Evripidou & Doiranis, Kallithea)

The tours will be held in Greek.

Number of participants per tour: 15 people

 

The use of face mask and social distancing measures are mandatory in indoor and outdoor areas of the SNFCC, in accordance with Hellenic National Public Health Organization regulations.

 

Free participation through online pre-registration.
Pre-registration is required both for adults and children.
Booking links are sent to Members via the SNFCC Members Newsletter.

 

Useful information:

  • Participants are advised to be at the event's location 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the event.
  • The tours take place weather permitting.
  • All SNFCC areas are accessible to people with disabilities.
  • Pre-registrations are canceled 15' prior to the commencement of the event in case of no-shows.

 

Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.

The themed events programming Faces of the Hero is realized thanks to the exclusive grant by Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

See also

Thursday 28/01, 00:00

The Monument of Zalongo, 1954-1960

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Thursday 11/02, 00:00

Passers-by / Seven Gates by Georgios Xenos

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