An ironic take on the fruitfulness of our current way of life, the exhibition Gardening at Zoumboulakis Gallery in Athens is an assortment of works that relate, in one way or another, to growth, (re)generation and decay. Envisioned by the curators as "a surreal approach to the current reality in Athens and the winter that never came", the exhibition includes works in several media, such as sculpture, installation, painting and video. Participants include artists who have been collaborating with the gallery for some time, as well as a few non-commercial names and emerging new faces. Quite a fruit basket in that sense, but still a show with several pleasant surprises and bizarre enough to be worth a visit. A detailed 3D tour is available here.
Co-curated by: Georgia Liapi & the gallery’s gardeners
Timothy Laskaratos, Bottled gestures, 2020. Two metal book cases, 84 glass bottles of acetic acid, Pothos pot plant, plant cuttings, water. 100x40x190 cm each book case. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesMelina Mosland, BLOOM II, 2018. Coloured gouache pencils, pencil and ink on paper. 62x82,5 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesMelina Mosland, BLOOM III, 2018. Red ceramic, silicon, acrylics and liquid glass. 12x16 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesStefanos Rokos, Gathering#3, 2020. Mixed media on paper. 40x55 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesLea Collet & Marios Stamatis, Soft Anonymity, 2021. Assorted plants and moss (boronia, ivy, senecio), soil, water, floral foam, thermoplastic, steel, acrylic. 73x70 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesMaria Filopoulou, Greenhouse, 1997. Oil on canvas. 116x120 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesYorgos Maraziotis, Come Home, 2019. Concrete, epoxy resin, steel, plants, screws. Variable dimensions. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesBryony Dunne, Seed from the Zoo, Delonix Regia (Flamboyant Flame Tree) Madagascar, 2016. Hand-painted seed. Variable dimensions. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesDespoina Flessa, How things emerge from the grounds, 2021. Installation. Graphite on clay. 130x130 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesRomain Cadilhon, Grande Nocturne I, 2018. Charcoal on paper mounted on wood. 100x145 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesGiorgos Gyparakis, Path, 2015. Wood, galvanic wire. 280x60x10 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesFYTA, The Banana-Lemon Impasse, 2021. Interactive installation. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis GalleriesMyrto Stampoulou, Roses in the window, 2019. Mixed media on paper. 32x42 cm. Courtesy of Zoumboulakis Galleries
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Co-curated by Georgia Liapi and the artists
