NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
CHRONIS BOTSOGLOU - A RETROSPECTIVE

The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, presents a retrospective exhibition of Chronis Botsoglou, one
of the most important painters of Greek post-war art. The exhibition, curated by Tina Pandi, constitutes the largest retrospective of the artist held to date, including more than 170 works, paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations,
engravings, digital pictures, illustrations, that span chronologically from the 50s until today and are brought all
together for the first time from a large number of Museums, Institutions, art galleries and collectors.

In the exhibition will be presented the most important works of his oeuvre: works from the 60s and 70s, the series
The image of body (1979-1993), Οil Mills (1978-1986), Journal Pages (1980-1990), the monumental multi-panel
painting installation Nekyia (1993-2000). For the first time, EMST will present the last section of his work titled
References (2002-2009), a series of imaginary portraits by five artists: Francis Bacon, Vincent Van Gogh,
Alberto Giacometti, Giorgos Bouzianis and Yannoulis Halepas, who influenced the artist’s painterly thought.



 
 



Chronis Botsoglou was born in Thessaloniki in 1941. From 1960 to 1965 he studied painting at the Athens School
of Fine Arts, and afterwards at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-arts in Paris (1970-1972). He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. In 1989 he was elected Professor at Athens School of Fine Arts, where he
was Dean from 2001 to 2006. He lives and works in Athens.


 
 
 



 

 

CHRONIS BOTSOGLOU - A RETROSPECTIVE
National Museum of Contemporary Art: 17 -19 Vas. Georgiou Β' & Rigillis St., Athens

Duration: To April 18
Visiting hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11:00 – 19:00 & Thursday, 11:00 – 22:00
Tickets: 3€ (concessions: 1,5€)
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