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In Dialogue

Brice Marden and

Greek Antiquity is the

new exhibition of the

Museum of Cycladic

Art in Athens.

A s part of the exhibition series “Di-

vine Dialogues”, this year the Museum of
Cycladic Art invites American artist Brice
Marden to present his work in dialogue
with selected antiquities from the Muse-
um’s permanent collections. The exhibi-
tion “Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity” is being held
at the Stathatos Mansion and will run until August 29,
2022. This is the first museum exhibition devoted to this
renowned artist to be held in Greece, and is organized by
the Museum of Cycladic Art in close collaboration with
DIALOGUE I
Marden and curator and artist Dimitrios Antonitsis.
Brice Marden Marden, now in his eighties with a career that
Hydra Group II, 1979-1981 spans six decades, continues to fascinate with
49.5 x 47.6 cm the gestural simplicity of his paintings and draw-
Oil on paper
Collection of Helen Harrington Marden ings. His work draws from art’s long history, com-
Photo: Alan Zindman © 2022 Brice Marden / Artists Rights bining elements of Minimalism, Abstract Expres-
Society (ARS), New York sionism, as well as ancient calligraphy and poetry.
For 50 years, the artist has drawn inspiration from
the Greek landscape and antiquity. His relationship
with Greece dates back to 1971. Enchanted by the
Greek light he and his wife and fellow painter, Hel-
en, bought their first house on Hydra. Since then,
they have spent a portion of almost every summer
there together. The purity of Hydra’s landscape deep-
ly affected Marden, who observes nature and creates.
The exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art will
include artworks from a wide range of Marden’s ar-
tistic output, revealing a resonance with the meta-
physics of ancient Greek heritage. Paintings, draw-
ings, and notebooks that highlight his sharp obser- DIALOGUE II
vation and unique abstract gaze, will be presented
in dialogue with selected antiquities from the Mu- Brice Marden
Marble female figurine.
seum’s permanent collections, inviting the viewer to Early Cycladic II period (2700 – Souvenir de Grece 8, 1974/96
75.6 x 57.1 cm
interpret the visual vocabulary of this great artist. 
Marble spouted bowl with azurite inside. 2400/2300 BC). Graphite, beeswax, collage on paper
Early Cycladic II period (2700 – 2400/2300 BC). “Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity” Museum of Cycladic Photo: Irini Miari © Museum of Collection of Helen Harrington Marden
Photo: Irini Miari © Museum of Cycladic Art Art in Athens | 20 May - 29 August 2022 | cycladic.gr Cycladic Art Photo: Bill Jacobson © 2022 Brice Marden / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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