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Artist Statement:
‘Urban Behaviours’ > ‘ÁóôéêÝò
ÓõìðåñéöïñÝò’
‘Comportamientos Urbanos’
2007/2008
Catalogue 2/2008 ATHENS
Behaviours are defined and
formed within the time they
occur as well as the cultural,
political and “arbitrary”
conjunctures of our developing
civilization. Accepted or not,
depending on the longitude and
latitude they appear, the
material of their clothing,
the accent of the protagonists
or the social codes, they
never fail to reflect the
individuals and define class,
roles, values and missions,
ethical or unethical, in our
virtually “Roman” society.
Karakatsanis approaches this
reality in an unadorned,
straightforward and caustic
manner. Vanity, carnalism and
mixing of values reflect in
the eyes and the bodies of the
assembled people who
constitute the body of his
work whereas the repeated
presence of the chair refers
to the urban environment.
His subject matter is
realization, deadlock and
hypocrisy, with which, without
any trace of intellectualism,
he expresses his anguish using
very few materials. He does
not suggest a solution, yet he
demonstrates a mirror in which
we can all see our real self
or our innermost fantasies, if
we so wish.
The middle class, particularly
that of the western world, has
led people’s perspective
towards a comfortable life,
aesthetically more decent
and...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2008
ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou,
Athens, Greece
2007
Galerie Argo, Nicosia, Cyprus
Atrion, Heraklio/Crete, Greece
Architecture Studio Zoe
Antoniadi, Athens, Greece
2006
Galerie Christina Karella,
Athens, Greece
Morfi Gallery, Limassol,
Cyprus
Lucia Vassiliadis, Patmos,
Greece
Trigono Gallery,
Kifissia/Athens, Greece
2005
Galerie Zita-Mi, Thessaloniki,
Greece
Astrolavos Art ...
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Artist Galleries:
ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou,
Athens, Greece
T: +30-210 3607598
info@ekfrasi-art.gr
Astrolavos Art Galleries,
Athens & Piraeus, Greece
T: +30-2107221200, 4
Email:gallery@astrolavos.gr
Galerie Zita-Mi, Thessaloniki,
Greece
T: +30-2310270636
Gallery Chrysa, Katerini,
Greece
T: +30-2351073252
Email: info@gallerychrysa.gr
Trigono Gallery,
Kifissia/Athens, ...
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Collections:
Collections - Museums
• Municipal Art Gallery of
Rhodes – Museum of Modern
Greek Art, Rhodes, Greece
• Orthodox Academy of Crete,
Hania, Greece
• Municipal Art Gallery of
Corfu, Corfu, Greece
• Fundaciün FPPU, Montevideo,
Uruguay
• Fundaciün Joan Mirü, Parc de
Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain
• Palacio de Cristal, Retiro,
Madrid, Spain
• E & Cultural Department...
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Commissions:
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Reviews for Vassilis Karakatsanis:
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Reviews - Critics – Bibliography - Catalogues (s.e) Solo Exhibitions (g.e) Group Exhibitions
• mag. ECHOS & Hi Fi, Athens, 11/81
• catalogue g.e- 8th Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las
Bellas Artes, Madrid, 82
• N.Grigorakis, ‘V. Karakatsanis’, mag. Ikastika (43-45),
Athens, 85
• cataloque s.e- ‘Aragün 249’ Kifissia,85 Athens, 83
• catalogue s.e- ‘75-85’ text J.Nadal, Rhodes, 85
• catalogue g.e- ‘4 Greek Artists’ text J.Nadal, Athens, 85
• N.Grigorakis, mag. Ikastika (52), Athens, 86
• catalogue s.e- ‘Bags’ Athens, 86 Corfu, 87
• catalogue s.e- ‘Cities’ Palma de Mallorca, 86
• catalogue g.e- ‘XXV Premi Internacional de Dibuix’
Barcelona & La Vella, 96
• V.Spiliadi, new. Eleftherotipia, Athens, 16/7/85
• M.I.Papandreou , new. Ta Nea, Rhodes, 26/2/86
• A.Hajigianaki, ‘A noon in Mallorca’, mag. Athinorama (497),
Athens, 17/4/86
• M.Pasarius, ‘karakatsanis’, new. Daily Bulletin, Palma,
4/11/86
• G.Varoutsis, int. (ERT 1), Athens, 28/1/86
• M.Gomez, int. (TVE 1), Madrid, 30/10/86
• J.Juvilla, int. (TV Baleares), Palma, 28/10/86
• Alaba, ‘Vassil’", new. Diario de Mallorca, Palma, 4/11/86
• M.Pasarius , ’V.Karakatsanis’, new. Baleares, Palma, 3/11/86
• catalogue s.e- ‘Imprints’ Hydra, 88 Kifissia, 87
• catalogue g.e- ‘National Exhibition’ Piraeus, 87
• catalogue g.e- ‘Contemporary Greek Art’ Sofia, 87
• catalogue g.e- ‘Contemporary Greek Art’ Moscow, 88
• M.Globisch, ‘Vernissage’, new. Weser Report, Bremen, 5/2/89
• K.D.Pfaff , ‘Worpswede’, new. Wumme Zeitung, Bremen, 6/2/89
• D.W., ‘Aus den Galerien’, new. Weser Kurier, Bremen, 10/2/89
• P.Katimertzi, new. Ta Nea, Athens, 3/11/89
• M.Matsas, ‘Disembodied appare’", mag. The Athenian, Athens,
11/89
• R.Hamann, int. (OK Radio Hamburg), Hamburg, 26/6/89
• K.Smit, int. (N3 PLUS TV), Hamburg, 26/6/89
• G.Exarchos, int. (ET 1), Athens, 29/10/89
• H.Kambouridis, new. Ta Nea, Athens, 4/12/89
• M.Zoumboulaki, mag. Tachidromos (45), Athens, 9/11/89
• catalogue ‘The Art Galleries in Greece, Athens/Thessaloniki
1920-1988’ text D.Tsouhlou & A. Baharian, ed. Apopsi,
Athens, 89
• cataloque s.e- ‘Houses’ text E. Meissner Worpswede/Bremen,
89 Hamburg, 89
• catalogue s.e- ‘Clothes’ Athens, 89 Thessaloniki, 90
Mykonos, 90 Roma, 90 Delphi, 90
• catalogue g.e- ‘Offering to Armenia’ Athens, 89
• K.Farmaki, mag. KLIK, Athens, 3/90
• M.Zoumboulaki, int. (ERA 4), Athens, 16/1/90
• catalogue g.e- ‘For Martha Graham’ New York, 90
• catalogue g.e- ‘Young European Artists’ Brussels, 90
• D.Koromilas, mag. Art (1, 2), Athens, 1/90
• A.Kastropoulou, int. (TV 100), Thessaloniki, 29/1/90
• O.Kaika, int. (Radio Kalamaria), Thessaloniki, 26/1/90
• M.Fotiadis, int. (Radio Thessaloniki), Thessaloniki, 24/1/90
• O.Kaika, int. (ARGO TV), Thessaloniki, 26/1/90, 20/3/91
• Á.Christofidis, pre. ‘Carpets’, , Nicosia 91
• (Radio 105 FM), int.Thessaloniki, 25/1/90
• E.Kara, int. (104 FM), Thessaloniki, 26/1/90
• M.Zoumboulaki, mag. Tachidromos ( ), Athens, 18/12/91
• RIK, int. (radio), Nicosia, 1 9/2/91, 10/2/93, 14/5/98
• G.Hughes, new. Cyprus Weekly, Nicosia, 23/2/91, 12/2/93
• RIK, int. (TV), Nicosia, 28/2/91, 12/3/97, 14/5/98
• (100,5 FM), int. Nicosia, 19/2/91
• K.Chrisikopoulou, mag. Elle, Athens, 18/12/91
• A.Karagian, mag. Panorama, Nicosia, 18/2/91
• catalogue s.e- ‘Carpets’ (co-operation with Maya Tsoclis)
Hydra, 92 Nicosia, 91 Thessaloniki 91 Mykonos, 91 Athens, 91
• catalogue g.e- ‘Young European Artists’ Brussels, 91
• R.Vourgoutzi ‘K7’, new. Makedonia, Thessaloniki, 18/1/90,
20/3/91,3/11/92,24/4/96
• K.Katsavou, new. Typos tis Kiriakis, Athens, 27/9/92
• K.Asimakopoulou, int. (84 FM), Athens, 20/10/92
• P.Krimnioti, ‘V.Karakatsani's Flags’, new. Avgi, Atthens,
18/10/92
• catalogue s.e- ‘Flags’ Nicosia, 93 Athens, 92
• Hïmenaje a Juan Nadal, Anvario de 1989, ed. Asociaciün
Hispano Hel&, Nicosia, 93
• new. Argo, Heraklio, 6/12/93
• new. Tolmi, Heraklio, 5/12/93
• F.Roussou, new. Kini Gnomi, Syros, 14/9/94
• catalogue s.e- ‘89-93’ Syros, 94
• catalogue g.e- ‘Balkan’ 8th International Triennale,
Lalit Kala, Akademi, New
Delhi,94
• new. O Fileleftheros, Nicosia, 12/3/95
• F.Fotiadis, pre. ‘Houses’, , Nicosia 95
• new. I Simerini, Nicosia, 5/1/95
• L.Papaioannou, int. (ERA 1), Athens, 29/1/96
• mag. Bonus, Thessaloniki, 21/4/96
• G.Pasmadelis, int. (100,5 FM), Thessaloniki, 26/4/96
• K.Katsavou, new. Typos tis Kiriakis, Athens, 28/1/96
• P.Dimitriadi, pre. ‘Party’, , Nicosia 96
• L.Charalambous, int. (KOSMOS 90), Syros, 20/7/96
• (FLASH), int. Athens, 30/1/96
• catalogue s.e- ‘Party’ text A. Tamvaki,
Athens & Thessaloniki,96 Nicosia,96 Syros,96 Kuta/Bali,98
• catalogue g.e- ‘Objects’ Athens, 96
Kifissia,97
• G.Karouzakis,"Party", mag. Epsilon (290), Athens, 9/6/96
• (Sigma TV), int. Nicosia, 26/11/96, 18/5/98
• mag. Panorama, Limassol, 12/3/97
• (ITV), int. Ioannina,16/6/97
• catalogue s.e- ‘Houses 2’ Ioannina,97 Thessaloniki,97
Nicosia,95
• catalogue g.e- ‘Offering to G. Mavroidis’ Athens,97
• Ârisas, (558), ed. Hora Nova SA, page 68, Palma de Mallorca,
12/12/97
• K.Katsavou, new. Typos tis Kiriakis, Athens, 26/1/97
• M.Vassiliadis, pre. ‘V.Karakatsanis’, , Limassol 97
• T.Kari, mag. Diva, Athens, 2/98
• N.Chatziandoniou,"Art & Moda", new. K.Eleftherotipia,
Athens, 23/8/98
• T.Makra, mag. Idees (162), Athens, 5/98
• A.Kardoulaki, new. Ta Nea tis Technis (70), Athens, 10/98
• M.Tsoclis, int. (NET), Athens, 20/3/98
• catalogue g.e- ‘Sarong’ (co-operation with Aslanis, Valente,
Tsoclis) Glyfada, 99 Athens,98 Nicosia, 98
• Ir. Savani, ‘Greek Artists Book’ ed. Melissa, 2nd book,
pag.139, Athens, 98
• T.Kari, "Summer Crea(r) tions", mag. Diva, (29), Athens, 6/99
• catalogue g.e- ‘Art quake’ Vicky Dracos Contemporary Art,
Athens, 99
• catalogue g.e- ‘Sarong’ Athens, 99
• catalogue s.e - ‘Rosa hybrida’ Athens, 00 Thessaloniki, 00
• catalogue g.e- ‘5 Centuries of Greek Paintings’London,00
• G.Karouzakis, new. K. Eleftherotypia, Athens, 4/6/00
• G.Tzedakis, new. Eleftherotypia, Athens, 6/6/00
• catalogue s.e- ‘Vathis sq.’ text A.Tamvaki,
‘A different view of Athens, A.D. 2000’ Kifissia, 01
Katerini, 01 Levadia, 01
• catalogue g.e- ‘Month of Visual Art ’ ÅÅÔÅ Athens, 01
• M.Fotopoulou, ”V.Karakatsanis”, new. Adesmeftos, Athens,
4/2/01
• N.Goltsios, int. (Municipal Radio), Katerini, 8/3/01
• G.Katsaitis, int. (HERMES TV), Katerini, 10/3/01
• M.Fotopoulou, mag. Kifissos, Athens 3/01, 3/03
• new. Rizospastis, Athens, 29/1/01
• new. Vradini, Athens, 9/1/01
• D.Pamballi, new. O Fileleftheros, Limassol, 10/2/02
• K.Lanitis, mag. To Periodiko, Limassol, 1/2/02
• ANTENNA TV Cyprus – RIK2, Limassol, 10/2/02
• Ch.Cumidis, mag. Time Out, Limassol, 5/2/02
• catalogue s.e- ‘Vathis sq. 2’ text A.Tamvaki,
‘A different view of Athens, A.D. 2000’ Athens & Nicosia, 02
• catalogue g.e- ‘Cantami o diva’ text Al. Tosi, G. Nunes,
P. Fontanelli, C. Cavallaro, E. Severi, L. Avghita, J.
Nadal, V. Karakatsanis,‘GREEK STORIES – Four stories’
Pisa, 02 Montecatini Terme, 02 Porto Venere, 02
• C.Venturini, ‘Un pezzo di Grecia in citt&<224;’, new. Il
Tireno, Pisa 11/4/02
• An.Robessi, J.Tzen, C.Cavallaro, pre. ‘Cantami o diva’, Pisa
12/4/02
• El.Bradley, ‘V.Karakatsanis’, ArtDial.com, Boston 02
• Giov.La Porta, ‘Il viaggio dell’arte greca’ new.Il Tirreno,
Pisa 14/8/02
• F.Tori, ‘Arte greca contemporanea nei quadri di quattro
maestri’ new. La Nazione, Montecatini, 14/8/02
• Is.Conte, ‘Viaggio nell’arte greca da Atene al Golfo dei
poeti’, new. Tuttospezia, Porto Venere, 13/6/02
• F.Papadopoulou, pre. ‘Pl.Vathis’, , Nicosia, 02
• M.Shiza, ‘Pl.Vathis’, new. O Fileleftheros, Nicosia 5/11/02
• D.Pamballi, new. O Fileleftheros, Íicosia, 16/11/02
• A.Tosi, ‘Per Vassilis Karakatsanis’ Cat.i.e. Kifissia 03
• catalogue s.e- ‘On Wall’ text A. Tosi, ‘Per Vassilis
Karakatsanis’ Kifissia, 03 Mykonos, 04
• catalogue s.e- ‘2 Sections’ text A. Tamvaki, A. Tosi Syros,
03, Spetses, 03, Mykonos, 03
• catalogue g.e- ‘G8+?’ Athens, 03
• Í. Vlachou, int. (98,4), Áthens 11/3/03
• A.Kifioti, mag. Tachidromos, Athens 15/3/03
• new. Le Monde/Eleftherotypia, Athens, 20/4/03
• P.Spinou, new. K.Eleftherotypia, Athens, 25/5/03
• Cl.Liaskou, int. (Kosmos 90), Syros 2/6/03
• Å.Ôselebi, new. Kini Gnomi, Syros 2/6/03
• catalogue g.e- ‘Netting 2&3’ Athens, 04
• catalogue g.e- ‘Light between’ text F. Tzanetoulakou
Athens, 3/04 Volos, 04
• catalogue g.e- ‘Program Culture – Athens 2004’
Athens & Kifissia, 04
• catalogue s.e- ‘Urban Materials’ text P. Serra y Bauza,
Thessaloniki, 3/05 Athens, 6/05
• Ôh. Androutsopoulos, int. (SEVEN TV, Peritechnon), Athens,
4/7/05
• N. Lafazani, int. ‘Vassilis Karakatsanis’ mag. CITY210
(No.9), Athens, 12/1/06
• D. Roussou, RIK1, Limassol, 9/3/06
• catalogue s.e & g.e.- ‘Summer 2006’Patmos,06 Mykonos, 06
• catalogue s.e- ‘Urban Materials’ & “The Unknown Land” text
P. Serra y Bauza,Kifissia, 10/06 Nicosia, 3/07
• G. Tzedakis, ‘Visual Paros’ new. Eleftherotypia, Athens
21/8/06
• int. (Alpha FM Kavala), Kavala 28/9/06
• catalogue g.e- ‘The Unknown Land’ Innsbruck, 07
• catalogue g.e- ‘Urban Materials’ Geneva, 07
• catalogue g.e- ‘The Unknown Land’ Stockholm, 07
• mag. INSIDE, Athens, 12/06
• T. Rokou, ‘V. Karakatsani’s exhibition in Cyprus’ new. To
Arthro-easy07, Athens 18/2/07
• O. Pieridou, int. (RIK RADIO, Periplous), Nicosia 22/2/07
• A. Sotiropoulos, (RIK 1 TV, Entechnos), Nicosia 26/2/07
• new. O Fileleftheros, ‘V. Karakatsani’s exhibition’,
Nicosia 22/2/07
• new. I Simerini, ‘V. Karakatsani’s exhibition’, Nicosia
22/2/07
• new. O Politis ‘When the objects talk’, Nicosia 22/2/07
• Gl. Hughes ‘Vassilis Karakatsanis at Argo’ new. Cyprus
Weekly, Nicosia 1/3/07
• mag. Greek Constructions, Athens 1-2/07
• catalogue g.e. ‘Summer 2007’ Mykonos Santorini Patmos 07
• catalogue g.e. ÅÅÅÅÊ Achaias, Nafpaktos/Pilini/Patra 07
• K. Milona ‘Vassilis Karakatsanis’ new. Patris,
Heraklio/Crete 7/6/07
• Site, www.ergopoliton.gr ‘Art….for the children’,Patras
6/8/07
• el.wikipedia.org ‘Greek painters’, Athens, 10/07
• Site, www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/
• new. I Imera, Patras, 17/8/07
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