Theater and photography join forces at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018

The Thessaloniki Photobiennale 2018 in collaboration with the National Theatre of Northern Greece presents a series of theatrical events prompted by certain exhibitions presented in the context of the festival. Friday 14 December 2018, 20:00 Thessaloniki Museum of Photography A theatrical event on the occasion of the exhibition Beyond the event featuring photographs by Yiannis Stylianou

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Speech event “Uses of historical photography”

Giannis Epaminondas (architect, from the Cultural Foundation of National Bank of Greece), Hercules Papaioannou (Director of Thessaloniki Museum of Photography) and Orsalia Eleni Kassaveti (Dr in Cultural Studies at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Research Fellow at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) participate at the speech event “Uses of historical photography”. Free entrance. Info Wednesday

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Photobook workshop at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography organises a photobook workshop with photographer Lia Nalbantidou. The workshop’s duration is 20 hours and it will take place at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November 2018, and on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2018, between 11:00 and 16:00. Participation fee: 75,00 EUR / person. The price does not

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Theater meets photography at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018

The Thessaloniki Photobiennale 2018 in collaboration with the National Theatre of Northern Greece presents a series of theatrical events prompted by certain exhibitions presented in the context of the festival. See full programme: Nicaragua – Case 315 by Julián Egea. Translation: Lena Fragkopoulou. Directed by: Grigoris Papadopoulos A theatrical event prompted by Susan Meiselas’ work “Reframing History”. The

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An event in honor for the creator of Photosynkyria Aris Georgiou

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale festival, the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography co-organises with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art an honorary event dedicated to Aris Georgiou on Wednesday 17 October 2018 at 19:30 at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art. In 1988 the multi-faceted photographer, architect and artist Aris Georgiou initiated the Photosynkyria, Thessaloniki

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Free guided tours at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale’s exhibitions

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography organises the programme of guided tours for adults “Routes in PhotoBiennale” to the exhibitions of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018. The tours are free of charge. Νo reservation is required, however, to ensure the smooth running of the programme, the visiting schedule will be strictly adhered

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Six exhibitions of Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 at MMCA

Solo exhibitions of photographers from Europe, America and Australia, as well as the group anniversary exhibition on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the organisation, are hosted at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, co-organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, as a part of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018.

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Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 meets Turkey

Two important collaborations with artists and institutions from neighboring Turkey have resulted in the “birth” of the Iron earth copper sky and the Wet City exhibitions in Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. Iron earth copper sky – Photobooks from Turkey, Photobooks on Turkey Drawing inspiration from the eponymous novel, the

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Capitalist Realism: Main exhibition of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018

In this year’s Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, the central exhibition entitled “Capitalist Realism“, which is structured in two large sections, at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, is curated by Penelope Petsini, assisted by Fotis Milionis. Capitalist Realism is broadly inspired by the term Mark Fisher introduced in his eponymous book.

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Contemporary photography at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018

Renowned and rising photographers from Greece and abroad “unfold” their contemporary point of view at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 exhibitions, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography.   Nothing personal | Yiannis Pantelidis The suburban landscape of Thessaloniki “comes to life” through the lens of Yiannis Pantelidis in his solo exhibition Nothing personal, which opens on

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