Tip of the day 14/1/2023 – Nouveau réalisme @ B&E Goulandris Foundation

• January 16, 2023

Nouveau réalisme @ B&E Goulandris Foundation, Athens (13 Eratosthenous str., Athens 116 35, Greece)
11.01 – 09.04 2023

The explosive, revolutionary movement between Dada and Pop Art that radically changed 20th century art

Nouveau Réalisme, or New Realism, is one of the major art movements of the 20th century and it emerged at a turning point in History, when art ceased being called modern and became contemporary. Some of its 13 members became well-known artists who have left their mark on art.
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The present exhibition has not been designed to provide a strict historical approach. Instead, we chose to highlight the youthful, bustling, playful spirit of these artists, who left their mark on their era.

This tribute would never have been possible without the ready support of both private individual owners and institutions who lent us works and responded to our invitation with enthusiasm and generosity, among them the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

The exhibition further includes a rich archive that travels visitors to the many and highly interesting ephemeral creations of these artists, accompanied by different interviews.

The Nouveau Réalisme exhibition features more than 50 works and justifies the instinct of Basil and Elise Goulandris, who paid tribute to the movement of New Realism in their Collection by acquiring works by Christo, Saint Phalle, Tinguely and particularly César, who was also their friend.

Wednesday – Thursday & Saturday – Monday: 10:00 – 18:00
Friday: 10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday: closed