Catalog, published on the occasion of the group exhibition Apartment Building organized by the Hellenic American Union in 2022.
The volume contains articles by the exhibition's curators and guest speakers at the parallel events, as well as photographs of the artworks of the participating artists.
The apartment building in its present-day form was the result of a 1929 law about horizontal construction, but in the postwar years it was associated with urbanization and antiparochi (valuable consideration), as well as with the development of the suburbs. Its aesthetic, architectural and sociological interpretation is contended to this day. The exhibition, lectures, guided tours and educational programs that accompanied the project enhanced drastically the public debate regarding the predominance, development and prospects of the apartment building as a phenomenon that clearly marks Greek urban space, leading to a reflective perspective for the presnt, as well as the future of Athens, and every greek city in general.
The exhibition opened in November 2022 and lasted until February of 2023 with thousands of visitors. Texts by curators Nikos Vatopoulos and Iris Kritikou can be found in this publication along with the photographs and the artworks, which were presented or granted by institutions and collectors especially for the exhibition.
Dionysia Alexiadi, Yiannis Antiochou, Eirini Vourloumis, Yiorgis Yerolymbos, Andreas Giakoumakatos, Iakovos Drakoulis, Giorgos Thanos, Niko J. Kallianiotis, Yiannis Kalyvas, Stahis Kalyvas, Enri Canaj, Dimitra Kitsiou, Dimitris Kleanthis, Eni Koukoula, Ioannis Kourtalis, Nikos Leontopoulos, Anthi Mara, Panagiotis Markolefas, Loukas Bartatilas, Haris Papadimitrakopoulos, Stefanos Pasvantis, Vagelis Poullis,Magdalini Sgouridi, Evangelia Sirou, Ilias Tsaousakis, Kostas Tsiambaos, Dimitris Filippidis, Tasos Chalkiopoulos, Kleopatra Hariou
Io Angeli, Yiannis Adamakis, Andreas Vourloumis, Marios Voutsinas, Maria Diakodimitriou, Frangiskos Doukakis, George Zongolopoulos, Irini Iliopoulou, Minas Kampitakis, Vasilis Karakatsanis, Nikolas Klironomos, Dimitra Konstantinidi, Ioannis Lassithiotakis, Vasilis Liaouris, Tassos Mantzavinos, Asantour Baharian, Giannis Bekiaris, Chronis Botsoglou, Mary Dagiada, Gefso Papadaki, Kostas Papanikolaou, Dimitris Petrolekas, Stelios Petroulakis, Rania Rangou, George Rorris, Giannis Stefanellis, Ioanna Terlidou, Alekos Fassianos, Virginia Filippousi, Athina Hatzi, Nikos Chiotinis, Giorgos Houliaras, Nikos Houliaras
Alekos Fassianos Estate and family, Hellenic Institute of Architecture, Angelos and Leto Katakouzenos Foundation, George Zongolopoulos Foundation, The Aggeliki Chatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition, Panagis Vourloumis, Iris Kritikou, Michael Kritikos & Alexandra Symvoulaki, Maria Maraka- Romanos, Kostis Schizakis, George Tzaneris, Sotiris Felios Collection, Sofia Chouliara, as well as collectors who prefer to remain anonymous and participating artists from their own collections
