Meeting with the artist and exclusive preview of the exhibition "Jannis Psychopedis: Landscapes of Memory"

On Monday, May 18, two days before the new temporary exhibition of the B&E Goulandris Foundation titled “Jannis Psychopedis: Landscapes of Memory. The Ones I Kept” opens to the public, the Foundation is organising an exclusive event for its Members: a meeting with the artist at 18:30 and free access to explore the exhibition space.

The exhibition will run until October 4, 2026, and maps the artistic journey of Jannis Psychopedis from 1962 to the present day through approximately 70 works. Of particular significance is the fact that these are works the artist himself chose to keep in his private collection, offering a rare and intimate insight into his work and artistic choices.

Jannis Psychopedis emerged on the visual arts scene within the climate of liberalism of the 1960s, as a prominent member of the group of the New Greek Realists. From the very beginning of his career, his works constitute tangible examples of a turn toward neo-figuration that was being felt on a global scale and had inevitably reached Greece as well. His richness and productivity within the newly formed field of neo-realism may be partly attributed to the convergence of two worlds: a distinctly Greek-oriented and a Western-oriented artistic education. This crossroads of two worlds, which did not merge but coexisted, allowed for fertile interactive artistic exchanges, strengthening him to stand against the effects of aggressive industrialisation and excessive consumerism.

The exhibition is curated by the General Director of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, Kyriakos Koutsomallis.

Meeting with the artist and exclusive preview of the exhibition "Jannis Psychopedis: Landscapes of Memory"

Exclusively for B&E Members

Monday May 18, 2026 | 18.30-20.30

Free admission exclusively for B&E Members, with mandatory online pre-registration
Every Member can reserve up to 2 places

* Participants are kindly requested to be at the Museum 15’ before the start of the guided tour.
** In case of no advance booking, admission will take place on a first-come first-serve basis with your membership card, depending on availability.

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