Mary Zygouri
Mary Zygouri (* 1973 in Athens ) is a Greek performance artist .
life and work
Mary Zygouri studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1995 . After completing her bachelor's degree in 2000, she went on to do a post-graduate course . She obtained her Masters in 2003 from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. She lives and works in Greece and Italy.
Her performances, based on thorough research, mainly take place in public spaces. The environment and the rooms in which it occurs vary in form, use and function. A hammam , a garden, a train station, a circus , a monastery, a square or a poultry farm are some examples of places that she uses. Sometimes performances are shown at exhibitions and sometimes videos of past performances in other locations.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2010: Liquidations , Istituto Italo-Latino Americano (IILA), Rome
- 2012: OPERA APERTA - Maria Karavela (1938–2012) , ISET Contemporary Greek Art Institute (ISET), Athens
- 2014: Venus Of The Rags \ In Transit \ Eleusis , public performance in collaboration with Michelangelo Pistoletto , Aischylian Festival, Eleusis
- 2015: Ottomans & Europeans , Cittadellarte , Biella
- 2015: A trilogy , Alberto Peola - Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin
- 2015: Omonia : 6th Athens Biennale , Athens
- 2017: The Round-up Project : Kokkinia 1979 – Kokkinia, documenta 14 , Kassel and Athens
Web links
- Mary Zygouri website
- Body as a political Means in Mary Zygouri's performances (English)
- Mary Zygouri Works by the artist * ”,“, “, O, Je reviens toujours,“, “,“ O, * ,, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook Mary Zygouri , accessed on July 30, 2019
- ↑ Prometeo Gallery Mary Zygouri , accessed on July 30, 2019. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zygouri, Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek performance artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |