Jannis Varelas in The Grotto | collective project Opening: November 7, 5 pm Quadrado Azul is pleased to present a new intervention by Jannis Varelas in The Grotto project - in the basement of the Lisbon gallery. Jannis Varelas (b. 1977 Greek) lives and works between Athens, Los Angeles and Vienna and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London (MFA) and the Athens School of Fine Arts (BA). Selected solo shows include: “Anima I”, Benaki Museum ,“New Flags for a New Country”, The Breeder, Athens (2015); “Sleep My Little Sheep Sleep”, Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati, Ohio, curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou (2012); “The Oblong Box”, Kunsthalle Athena, Athens (2011) curated by Marina Fokidis. Selected group shows include: “Supergood,”curated by Hugo Canoilas at MAAT, Lisbon; “Fireflies in the Night Take Wing”, curated by Robert Storr, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens (2016); “Ametria”, curated by Roberto Cuoghi, DESTE Foundation and Benaki Museum, Athens (2015); “Paper – works from the Saatchi Collection”, Saatchi Gallery, London (2013); “Hell As Pavillion”, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, curated by Nadja Argyropoulou (2013); “Skin Fruit: Selections from The Dakis Joannou Collection”, curated by Jeff Koons, New Museum, New York (2010); “Lebt und arbeitet in Wien III: Stars in a Plastic Bag”, Kunsthalle Wien, curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Raphaela Platow, Olga Sviblova and Angela Stief (2010); New Orleans Biennial Prospect 1, curated by Dan Cameron, New Orleans (2008); “Destroy Athens”, 1st Athens Biennial, curated by Xenia Kalpaktzoglou, Poka Yio and Augustine Zenakos, Athens (2007). ---------------------------------- Jannis Varelas n' A Gruta | projecto colectivo Inauguração: 7 Novembro, 17h A Quadrado Azul tem o prazer de apresentar uma nova intervenção, da autoria de Jannis Varelas, desenvolvida no contexto do projecto A Gruta, que ocupa a cave da galeria em Lisboa. Jannis Varelas (nascido em 1977 na Grécia) vive e trabalha entre Atenas, Los Angeles e Viena e formou-se no Royal College of Art em Londres (MFA) e na Athens School of Fine Arts (BA). Exposições individuais recentes incluem: “Anima I”, Benaki Museum , Atenas, “Novas bandeiras para um novo país”, The Breeder, Atenas (2015); “Sleep My Little Sheep Sleep”, Centro de Artes Contemporâneas de Cincinnati, Ohio, com curadoria de Xenia Kalpaktsoglou (2012); “The Oblong Box”, Kunsthalle Athena, Atenas (2011), com curadoria de Marina Fokidis. A sua obra foi incluída em exposições colectivas como: Supergood – diálogos com Ernesto de Sousa, MAAT, “Fireflies in the Night Take Wing”, com curadoria de Robert Storr, Centro Cultural da Fundação Stavros Niarchos, Atenas (2016); “Ametria”, com curadoria de Roberto Cuoghi, Fundação DESTE e Museu Benaki, Atenas (2015); “Papel - obras da Coleção Saatchi”, Saatchi Gallery, Londres (2013); "Hell As Pavillion", Palais de Tokyo, Paris, com curadoria de Nadja Argyropoulou (2013); “Fruit Fruit: Seleções da Coleção Dakis Joannou”, com curadoria de Jeff Koons, New Museum, Nova York (2010); “Lebt und arbeitet in Wien III: Stars in a Plastic Bag”, Kunsthalle Wien, com curadoria de Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Raphaela Platow, Olga Sviblova e Angela Stief (2010); New Orleans Biennial Prospect 1, com curadoria de Dan Cameron, New Orleans (2008); “Destroy Athens”, 1ª Bienal de Atenas, com curadoria de Xenia Kalpaktzoglou, Poka Yio e Augustine Zenakos, Atenas (2007).
