Exhibition: ‘Shut your Eyes and See’ by Nakis Panayotidis Nov 27th-March 2nd 2025

Exhibition “Shut your Eyes and See” by Nakis Panayotidis

The Embassy of Switzerland in Athens has the pleasure to inform you that the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation in Athens unravels all the different aspects of the work of Greek-Swiss artist Nakis Panayotidis at the retrospective exhibition “Shut your Eyes and See” that opens its doors on November 27, 2024 and will run until March 2, 2025.

Nakis Panayotidis’ work is defined by the use of simple and very different materials, that range from stones and tar to neon and photographs, as well as very different techniques with which he has experimented throughout the years, without adhering to specific forms. The retrospective exhibition organised by the B&E Goulandris Foundation presents more than 40 works, representative of all the technologies and the materials he has used in the course of his career.

Nakis Panayotidis was born in Athens but lives and works in Switzerland. His works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions in museums and cultural organisations around the world.

Fleurette Karadontis, President of the Board of the B&E Goulandris Foundation as well as Matthias Frehner, former Director of Kunstmuseum Bern, are the exhibition’s curators.

The exhibition is realized under the auspicies of the Embassy of Switzerland in Athens and is supported by Pro Helvetia and Sika Hellas.

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