Exhibitions Private View

Please join us for the Private View of our two Autumn exhibitions.

Revisiting: Fernweh, or Nostalgia for Unknown Lands 

8 October - 7 November

What does it mean to long for a land you have never known? Borrowing its title from the German word Fernweh – a longing for distant places – this exhibition gathers 15 international artists and 17 artworks from the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection, exploring Greece both as place and idea, where past and present meet through the act of looking. 

Curated by Katerina Hadji and presented by the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection in collaboration with the Hellenic Centre. 

Image:

William Nelson Copley (1919–1996), Homeric Emblem,1961

Oil on canvas, 99 x 81.3 cm

Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection

A Different Kind of Pop: Giorgos Ioannou’s Works 1960s - 1970s

8 October - 19 November

Marking the centenary of the birth of Giorgos Ioannou (1926–2017) this exhibition is the first significant presentation of the artist’s work in the UK. Focusing on works produced between the late 1960s and 1970s – a period shaped by the Greek military dictatorship – these distinctive works explore the political undercurrents that emerged in Ioannou’s practice during that time. Although exceptionally prolific in Greece, Ioannou’s work remains relatively unknown in the UK. This exhibition introduces his striking paintings to a wider international audience, highlighting his passion for democracy and human rights. 

Lead sponsor Alpha Bank London. With support from the Onassis Foundation and The Panayotis & Effie Michelis Foundation.

Co-curated by Sofia Karamani and Nayia Yiakoumaki.

Image:

Giorgos Ioannou (1926-2017),Turning Up, In memory, 1970
Oil on linen
100 x 70 cm
Courtesy Giorgos Ioannou Archive/Collection and Kalfayan Galleries, Athens