Angelos Papadimitriou
22 Sep - 13 Nov 2010
ANGELOS PAPADIMITRIOU
CASTRATO
with the participation of Zisis Papazahariou
22 September – 13 November 2010
Opening: Wednesday 22 September, 8:00 pm
Opening Hours Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-18:00
The Breeder is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Angelos Papadimitriou entitled Castrato. Since in our days people have come to terms with the idea of living as castrati, Angelos Papadimitriou presents in his 8th solo show a subject that he has been working on for more than 30 years. Keystone of the exhibition is an LP record that he recorded in 1988 entitled “The songs, first choice, half a century of Greek music tradition”, which was the inspiration for the body of work presented at The Breeder.
In order to achieve a more thorough approach to the subject of castration, Angelos invited the Thessaloniki based artist and veterinarian Zisis Papazahariou to co-exhibit with him. Without knowing each other beforehand, Papazahariou in parallel to Angelos and through his profession as a vet, preoccupied with the same subject.
So each one them from their own perspective touches upon almost all aspects of castration, personal, political, social, artistic, economic and together they try to show us life with and without balls.
Angelos Papadimitriou is a multifaceted artist and an extravagant personality who has participated in many theatrical plays as an actor, while he has also performed as a singer in the Athens Concert Hall, the Greek National Opera and the Greek National Theater. He has presented his work in many solo exhibitions and his work has been included in numerous group shows, among which is the emblematic exhibition Apperto 93 in the XVL Venice Biennial in 1993 and the 2nd Athens Biennial Heaven (How Many Angels Can Dance On The Head Of A Pin, curated by Christopher Marinos) in 2009. This season he will impersonating Count De Guiche in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Nikos Karathanos in the Greek National Theater.
CASTRATO
with the participation of Zisis Papazahariou
22 September – 13 November 2010
Opening: Wednesday 22 September, 8:00 pm
Opening Hours Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-18:00
The Breeder is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Angelos Papadimitriou entitled Castrato. Since in our days people have come to terms with the idea of living as castrati, Angelos Papadimitriou presents in his 8th solo show a subject that he has been working on for more than 30 years. Keystone of the exhibition is an LP record that he recorded in 1988 entitled “The songs, first choice, half a century of Greek music tradition”, which was the inspiration for the body of work presented at The Breeder.
In order to achieve a more thorough approach to the subject of castration, Angelos invited the Thessaloniki based artist and veterinarian Zisis Papazahariou to co-exhibit with him. Without knowing each other beforehand, Papazahariou in parallel to Angelos and through his profession as a vet, preoccupied with the same subject.
So each one them from their own perspective touches upon almost all aspects of castration, personal, political, social, artistic, economic and together they try to show us life with and without balls.
Angelos Papadimitriou is a multifaceted artist and an extravagant personality who has participated in many theatrical plays as an actor, while he has also performed as a singer in the Athens Concert Hall, the Greek National Opera and the Greek National Theater. He has presented his work in many solo exhibitions and his work has been included in numerous group shows, among which is the emblematic exhibition Apperto 93 in the XVL Venice Biennial in 1993 and the 2nd Athens Biennial Heaven (How Many Angels Can Dance On The Head Of A Pin, curated by Christopher Marinos) in 2009. This season he will impersonating Count De Guiche in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Nikos Karathanos in the Greek National Theater.