Wednesday 15 September 2021 19:00
The talk will discuss Takis’ life and career and focus on the ways he incorporated invisible energies as a “fourth dimension” in his work. A special topic will be the artist’s discovery of magnetism as a subject and material—how it changed the face of art in the twentieth century and how it still resonates today.
Bio:
Toby Kamps is Director of External Projects at White Cube London, which represents Takis’ estate. Before moving to London in 2018, he was a curator and director at museums of contemporary art in the United States, organizing exhibitions and writing on the work of artists including Claes Oldenburg, Ellsworth Kelly, Vanessa Beecroft, Luc Tuymans, Wols and many others. He is currently an editor-at-large for the Brooklyn Rail, a print and online art and culture magazine based in New York. In 2015, as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Menil Collection in Houston, he organized the exhibition Takis: The Fourth Dimension and interviewed the artist in his Athens studio.
Event information: The discussion will be held indoors (for a fully vaccinated audience). You may watch the event live on this page, as well as on SNFCC's Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Maximum audience capacity: 231
Lighthouse 15/09 |19:00For adults Free admission by online pre-registration
*Pre-registration for the Members starts on Thursday 09/09 at 10.00 *Pre-registration for the audience starts on Friday 10/09 at 10.00
Useful Information:
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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.
Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.
The events are part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant. Along with the majority of its events, offered free of charge thanks to the SNF grants, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center also organizes