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Dio Horia
Gallery

Hulda Guzmán

Opening a window to the strikingly colorful world of
painter Hulda Guzmán, this exhibition is the Dominican
artist’s first solo show in Athens as well as the inaugural
exhibition of the new Dio Horia space in Neo Psychiko,
which builds on the success of Dio Horia in Mykonos –
where they host and support young emerging artists with
exhibitions, events and residences. Vivid and theatrical,
Guzmán’s work is informed by her life in the lush tropical
jungle of her homeland, the Dominican Republic, and
characterized by a very liberal approach to life. The series
of paintings, which will go on display on September 5,
athens: form a celebration of nature in all its glory, and entice
an experiential, personal interpretation from the viewer.

not to miss

MuseuM

of CyCladiC art

Picasso and Antiquity. Line and Clay

In addition to a remarkable permanent collection of
artifacts from the Cyclades island group going back all
the way to the 3rd millennium BC, the Athens Museum
of Cycladic Art is organizing “Picasso and Antiquity. Line
and Clay,"set to last from June 20 to October 20. This
unique exhibition amalgamates 68 rare ceramics and
drawings by the great master himself, featuring mythical
creatures, birds, animals, sea life, humans as well as ancient
drama. Part of the museum’s “Divine Dialogues” series,
Picasso’s pieces will converse thematically with 67 ancient
works of art to shed light on the recurrence of themes,
questions and emotions captured by art across the ages.

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