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the Palace BOrrOWING ITS name from a wooden with the past. Visitors come across a decorative

sculpture created by Alberto Giacometti in
drape by Duro Olowu; votive figures by Ian
at 4 a.m. 1932, “The Palace at 4 a.m.” is a new exhibition law; Haris Epaminonda’s erotic artefacts; rena
Papaspyrou’s contemporary urban archaeology;
of contemporary art making its way to the
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos this summer.
Across its halls and garden, works by thirteen a heavenly woman carved by Paloma Varga
Weisz; tall porcelain vases by Barth�l�my Toguo;
Conversing with artists of various backgrounds – Syria to the Zohra Opoku’s self-portraits on Ghanian textiles;
archaeological treasures, US and Germany to Nigeria – are displayed in ceramics by lynda Benglis; a giant moth by Petrit
contemporary pieces by juxtaposition, interaction and conversation with Halilaj; an installation by Maria loizidou; Stefania
Strouza’s spiral map of fragments tracing the
the museum’s archaeological exhibits from the
13 international artists islands of Delos and Mykonos. The exhibition is journey of Zeus’s lover, leto; ceramics by Simone
capture the strange curated by Whitechapel Gallery’s Iwona Blazwick Fattal; and Daria Martin’s film In the Palace,
drama of Giacometti’s and NEON’s Elina Kountouri, and organised where performers bring to life Giacommeti’s
by NEON in collaboration with the Ephorate
seminal work.
masterpiece. of Antiquities of cyclades. Profound yet playful and undoubtedly thought-
In the words of Ephorate Director Dr Athanasoulis, provoking, this exhibition has been commissioned
the past has welcomed the present in its home, by NEON within the framework of its mission
allowing the space of the museum to be transformed to showcase contemporary art as a vehicle of
into a creative workshop. contemporary art – growth and development.
from ceramics to textile prints and sculpture
to video – has invaded the museum’s spaces, ArcHAEOlOGIcAl MUSEUM OF MyKONOS,
finding its way on pedestals and inside glass Mykonos Town, 846 00. tel. no: (+30) 2289 022325
cabinets, climbing the walls and hiding amongst May 17 – October 31, 2019. Open Monday,
Top: Maria Louizidou, Pelage, 2018. the ancient artefacts. Wednesday, Sunday 09:00-16:00, Thursday
Handwoven stainless steel mesh Just as Delos once attracted travellers from and Sunday 09:00-21:00. Closed Tuesdays.
suspended from metal frame – the across the known world, so too has artwork by All proceeds support the activities
remnant of a beast hunted and skinned
or of one that shed its skin to be reborn? thirteen artists arrived to Mykonos to converse of the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos.

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