Nicos Baikas

Nicos Baikas ( Greek Νίκος Μπάικας , * 1948 in Athens ) is a Greek artist. He became known in Germany as a participant in documenta IX in 1992. Baikas aims to synthesize words and images in his work, so the works are often in black and white.

Baikas studied first in Athens and later in Florence at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno . He has been an artist since 1977 and lives in Kalamaki.

Exhibitions (selection)

• documenta IX , 1992
• Europese Ontmoetingen, Antwerp Cultural Capital, Antwerp, 1993
• Kassel, Neue Galerie, Staatliche Museen Kassel, Documenta acquisitions for the Neue Galerie 2002
• Rome, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Le collezioni: acquisizioni di arte contemporanea 2003

Solo exhibitions (selection)

• "Nicos Baikas", Center d'Art Contemporain, Genève, 1994

Web links

• Materials by and about Nicos Baikas in the documenta archive
• Η Βασιλική του Αγίου Μάρκου στο Ηράκλειο της Κρήτης φιλοξενεί τα έργα του διακεκριμένου ζωγράφου : Νίκος Μπάικας . In: ΤΟ ΒΗΜA , September 23, 2001 , article The Basilica of San Marco in Heraklion, Crete, houses the works of the famous painter Nicos Baikas in the 2001 newspaper "To Vima". Greek, accessed April 15, 2013.