Previous possibility to see: Rolex Arts Pageant exhibition in Athens

Ora Sawyers

Crowning 20 several years of its much-achieving Mentors & Protégés programme – in which leaders in a multitude of disciplines are partnered with aspiring creatives for a 12 months-extensive exercising in shared discovering – the recently concluded Rolex Arts Pageant was not only the 1st to be reside-streamed by the model but leaves its possess momentary imprint on its host metropolis of Athens. 

In addition to luring various substantial-profile mentors, such as William Kentridge, Joan Jonas, Sir David Chipperfield and Robert Wilson, to the Greek funds, Rolex supplemented the four-working day festival of talks, panel discussions and performances with a 7 days-prolonged programme of 12 general public talks and activities that accessed nine companion venues across Athens. Each and every experienced been made in collaboration with leaders in the local arts group to emphasize the continuing creative legacy of lots of of its previous protégés – referred to as fellows – and in some situations the cross-disciplinary artistic partnerships that have adopted on from their participation in the programme. 

Rolex Arts Initiative

Matthias Weischer’s work, section of the Rolex Arts Festival Visual Arts, Team Exhibition ΕΜΣΤ | Countrywide Museum of Contemporary Artwork, Athens 2023

(Picture credit: Copyright: Rolex/Nick Harvey)

In the visible arts, a group exhibition is at present exhibiting at the Nationwide Museum of Modern Artwork (until 4 June), showcasing operates by Sammy Baloji, Alejandro Cesarco, Masanori Handa, Nicholas Hlobo, Mateo Lopez, Thao Hguyen Phan, Camila Rodriguez Triana and Matthias Weischer. 

And in the discipline of architecture, a novel group exhibition by five fellows who comment on each individual others’ get the job done can be found until this Sunday (June 4th) at the Benaki Gallery (Pireos 138). Encompassing projects by Sahel Alhariya, Gloria Cabral, Mariam Issofou Kamara and Yang Zhao, the programme of limited films is accompanied by gestural objects provided by each architect to reveal additional about their tactic – in keeping with the resolutely international outlook of Rolex’s Arts Initiative, one particular that in this instance encompasses Switzerland, Jordan, Paraguay, Niger and China.

Nicholas Hlobo at Rolex Arts Festival

Nicholas Hlobo work in the Rolex Arts Competition Visible Arts, Group Exhibition ΕΜΣΤ | Countrywide Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens 2023

(Image credit history: Copyright: Rolex/Nick Harvey)

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Installation look at of the Rolex Arts Competition Visual Arts, Group Exhibition ΕΜΣΤ | Nationwide Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens 2023

(Image credit history: Copyright: Rolex/Nick Harvey)

Rolex Architecture exhibition

Installation look at of the Rolex Arts Festival architecture exhibition at the Benaki Gallery, encompassing initiatives by Sahel Alhariya, Gloria Cabral, Mariam Issofou Kamara and Yang Zhao

(Picture credit score: Rolex)

The 11th and present-day cycle of the Mentors & Protégés programme of the Rolex Arts Initiative is at present underway.

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