ABOUT

Nikos Arvanitis’ artistic and research work focuses on themes, which consider the structures and possibilities of public space indwelling, the aesthetic perception in contemporary society, the construction of collective identities and the concept of the globalized, spectacular, but also institutional massive culture. In his work, these issues are being examined, having as central methodology the relocation of concepts- data and using a practice of various mediums’ analysis and their theoretical documentation (in- situ research, site- specific parameters, historical research). The medium range that his works covers is wide: painting, drawing, photography, video- art, interactive and sound installations and performances, actions and interventions in public space, interactive and participatory works, music and radio productions.

 

ΒΙΟ

Nikos Arvanitis (b. 1979 – Athens, Greece) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, at the Athens School of Fine Arts in Athens, GR (Erasmus scholarship) and at the MFA course “Public Art and new artistic Strategies” at the Bauhaus University of Weimar, DE with scholarships from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the A. S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation. Since 2018 he is Tenured Assistant Professor at Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKT)

He won the first prize on the “ZeitGenosse Schiller” competition for public art, Weimar DE (2005), was nominated for the 5th DESTE Prize of the DESTE Foundation, Athens GR (2007) and he won the 2nd Prize of the Spyropoulos Foundation Award, Athens GR in 2009. In 2005, he co-founded the artist-duo Barking Dogs United with Naomi Tereza Salmon.His work has been exhibited, between others, at the National Museum of Contemporary Art- EMST (GR), MOMus- Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki (GR), State of Concept Athens (GR), Goethe – Institute Athens (GR), Les Ateliers de Rennes – Biennial d’Art Contemporain, Rennes (FR), 2nd Athens Biennial (GR), Halle 14 (DE), Locust Projects, Miami (USA), Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kairo (EG), Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athen (GR), Institute of Contemporary Greek Art, Athen (GR), BWA Wroclaw Galeria Awangarda, Wroclaw (PL), Bâtiment d’Art Contemporain Le Commun, Geneva (CH) and at the Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade (RS).

He has conducted so far 8 solo exhibitions at a.antonopoulou.art gallery, Athens (GR), Cross Section Archive space, Athens (GR), Kunstraum Memphis space, Linz (AU), Artcore Contemporary gallery, Bari (IT), ACC Galerie, Weimar (DE).