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Catalogue of the retrospective exhibition George Zongolopoulos, Interminable Plenitude in the Vastness of Abstraction held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation from 19 June to 25 September 2016.

Although he was an accomplished handler of the brush and stylus, George Zongolopoulos bestowed himself to sculpture with an incessant passion, enthusiasm and dedication that brought universal recognition and established him as one of the most important sculptors in Modern Greek art.

Colour reproductions of all 107 works presented in the exhibition are included in this bilingual catalogue (Greek, English), accompanied by well-researched texts written by people with a deep knowledge of George Zongolopoulos’ work.

Essays contributed by:
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation
- Nikos Theodoridis, President of the George Zongolopoulos Foundation
- Nikos Paissios
- Angelos Moretis
- Nikos Vatopoulos
- Marie Koutsomallis-Moreau
- Maro Kardamitsi-Adami
- Irene Strati

*Bilingual edition (Greek, English)

Catalogue of the exhibition Sophia Vari held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation from 29 June to 28 September 2014.

Sophia Vari, an internationally renowned Greek artist with a multicultural artistic education, began her career as a figurative painter, eventually turning to sculpture in the mid-80s where she excelled. Vari remained independent throughout her career, never following any particular school of thought or practice, or joining any art movements, steering clear of established beliefs, and engaging in a bold and passionate quest for models she might be inspired from to create her very personal universe of forms.

Apart from a large and varied sample of her work in sculpture that was the exhibition's main axis, this tribute also included drawings, watercolours, oils, reliefs, and collages, as well as micro-sculptures.

Colour reproductions of all the works are included in this bilingual catalogue (Greek, English), published by SKIRA.

*Bilingual edition (Greek, English)

Catalogue of the group exhibition Depicting Transcendence, From Βyzantine Tradition to Modern Art held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation from 30 June to 29 September 2013.

In recent and modern times, many distinguished Greek painters made recourse to the iconographic world of this great art, seeking pictorial models and influences, not in order to repeat familiar stereotypes but to merge them with the spirit and stylistic tenets of the artistic currents and movements of the last century. The aim of this homage was to explore these historical, aesthetic and stylistic influences, and to highlight the way in which Modern Greek painters incorporated them in their artistic inquiries, thus succeeding in rekindling interest in this enduring yet aesthetically undervalued iconographic culture.

The exhibition, curated by Dr Nikos Zias, Professor Emeritus of the University of Athens, was structured around works by distinguished painters, who alongside secular painting also created works on religious themes, contributing in this way to the revival of interest in Byzantine art:
Constantinos Parthenis, Photis Kontoglou, Spyros Papaloukas, Spyros Vasileiou, Polykleitos Rengos, Nikos Engonopoulos, Yannis Tsarouchis, Constantinos Artemis, Demetrios Pelekasis,Agenor Asteriadis, Polychronis Lembesis, Demetris Biskinis, Stephanos Almaliotis, Anastasios Loukidis, Nikos Nikolaou, Rallis Kopsidis, and the print-makers Demetrios Galanis, Lykourgos Kogevinas, Efthymios Papadimitriou, Anastasios Alevizos (Tassos), George Sikeliotis, Vasso Katraki.

The exhibition consisted of more than 130 works from state and ecclesiastical museums, churches, foundations and private collections.

Colour reproductions of all these works are included in this well-documented volume, edited by Christos Ph. Margaritis, accompanied by essays by:
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation
- Nikolaos Zias, Professor Emeritus of the University of Athens
- Nikolaos Graikos, Ph.D. in Art History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Spyros Moschonas, Ph.D. in Art History
- Georgios Mylonas, Art Historian - Researcher
- Ioannis Friligos, Ph.D. in Byzantine Archaeology and Art
- Ioanna Stoufi-Poulimenou, Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Theological School of University of Athens
- Georgios Tsigaras, Assistant Professor, Democritus University of Thrace
- Andromachi Katselaki, Ph.D. in Archaeology
- Maria Nanou, M.A. History of Byzantine Art
- Yannis Kolokotronis, Art Historian - Associate Professor, Department of Architects-Engineers, Democritus University of Thrace
- Melita Emmanouil, Art Historian - Professor in the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens
- Nektarios Mamais, Painter - Icon-painter, M.A. in Theology
- Irene Orati, Art Historian

*Bilingual edition (Greek, English)

Catalogue of the exhibition Auguste Rodin - Camille Claudel held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation from 7 July to 22 September 1996.

While placing emphasis on Rodin's work, the exhibition was aimed at presenting aspects from all phases of the artists' œuvre, including works created during their long relationship, which reveal the mutual influence that each one's sculpture exerted on the other's.

18 watercolours and 55 sculptures by Auguste Rodin, alongside 10 sculptures by Camille Claudel, from museums, foundations and private collections abroad - mainly from France and Switzerland - are included in this fully illustrated, bilingual catalogue (Greek, French), accompanied by bibliography and illustrated chronology for both artists, entries of the works, anthology, the testament of Rodin (advise to new artists), as well as a text by him dedicated to the Venus of Milos.

Essays contributed by:
- Marina Lambraki-Plaka, Director of the National Gallery of Greece
- Paul Claudel, Camille Claudel’s brother
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation

*Bilingual edition (Greek, French)

Catalogue of the group exhibition Approaching Surrealism held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation from 1 July to 30 September 2012.

The exhibition featured more than 100 exhibits, including collages, paintings, and sculptures, constructions, prints, and photographs, as well as highly relevant archival material, by 30 international and Greek artists:
Jean Arp, Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, André Breton, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Paul Delvaux, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, André Masson, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, Méret Oppenheim, Wolfgang Paalen, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, Wifredo Lam, René Magritte, Mayo, Kurt Schwitters, Yves Tanguy, Dorothea Tanning, Marie Wilson, Nanos Valaoritis, Nikos Engonopoulos, Odysseus Elytis, Andreas Embiricos, Nicolas Calas, Mario Prassinos, Yerassimos Steris.

Colour reproductions of all the works are included in this bilingual catalogue (Greek, English), accompanied by essays by:
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation
- Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, Byzantinologist - Vice-President of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation
- Niki Loizidi, Art Historian
- Nanos Valaoritis, Poet
- Alekos Fassianos, Painter
- Ioulita Iliopoulou, Poet
- Nandja Argyropoulou, Art Historian

*Bilingual edition (Greek, English)

Catalogue of the exhibition "Nouveau réalisme" held at the Museum of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation in Athens from 11 January 2023 to 9 April 2023.

*Bilingual edition (Greek, English)