JANINE ANTONI
(Freeport, Bahamas, 1964. Lives and works in New York)
Slumber, 1994
Installation
Maple loom, wool yarn, bed, nightgown, blanket, artist’s REM reading on computer paper, REM decoder
Variable dimensions
Donated by the Dakis Joannou Collection, 2014
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 876/14
KOSTIS VELONIS
(Athens, 1968. Lives and works in Athens)
Swedish Flying Carpet, 2001
Wood, fringe
8.5 x 80 x 200 cm
Donated by the artist, 2002
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 221/02
Photo: Kira Perov
BILL VIOLA
(New York, 1951. Lives and works in Long Beach, California)
Τhe Raft, 2004
Video – sound installation
Computer server, colour, High Definition video format, duration: 10’ 30’’, 5.1 surround sound system, video projector, projection on wall in 16:9 ratio, projection dimensions: 396.2 X 223 cm, 5 self powered speakers and one subwoofer
Edition 1/3
Loan from HCO to EMST, within the framework of the Cultural Olympiad, Inv. No. 538/04
ALEXANDROS GEORGIOU
(Athens, 1972. Lives and works in Athens and New York)
Athens, Parthenon, 2007 – 2008
From the series Without my own vehicle ΙΙΙ: Athens, 2007-2008
Mixed media on photograph
90 x 60 cm
Edition 3/5
Donated in 2014
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 911/14
YAEL KANAREK
(New York, 1967. Live and works in New York)
Heart in Heart, 2004
Sheer organza ribbon, two meal meathhooks, aircraft cable
Variable dimensions
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 642/09
VLASSIS CANIARIS
(Athens, 1928 – 2011)
Hopscotch, 1974
Environment
6 human figures, 9 suitcases, 1 cage, a tar paper base and a hopscotch chalk drawing
155 x 440 x 600 cm
Purchased in 2000
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 3/2000
KIMSOOJA
(Daegu, South Korea, 1957. Lives and works in New York)
Bottari, 2005-2017
Site specific installation
6 Bottari made from traditional Korean bed covers and used clothes from Athens and Kassel
Variable dimensions
This installation was donated by the artist on the occasion of the inauguration of the EMST’s new museum building in 2017
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 1098/17
BIA DAVOU
(Athens, 1932 – 1996)
Sails, 1981 – 1982
Installation
Fabric, ink
Variable dimensions
Donated by Zafos Xagoraris, 2002
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 259-260/02
Photo: Nikos Evangelopoulos
DO-HO SUH
(Seoul, 1936. Lives and works in New York and London)
Staircase II, 2004
Installation
Translucent nylon
Variable dimensions
Loan from HCO to EMST, within the framework of the Cultural Olympiad, Inv. No. 537/04
Photos: Mathias Voelzke
COSTAS TSOCLIS
(Athens, 1930. Lives and works in Athens)
Portraits, 1986
5 video projections in colour on 5 paintings with acrylic on cloth, 300 x 220 cm each
1. Alexandros Iolas
2. Makis Papamichail
3. Spyros Sakkas
4. Eleni Tsocli
5. Manos Perakis
Donated by the artist, 2002
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 473/02
Harpooned Fish, 1985
Video installation
Color video, without sound, painted canvas, metal
Variable dimensions
Donated by the artist, 2017
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Inv. No. 1075/17
Photo: Nikos Evangelopoulos
MONA HATOUM
(Beirut, 1952. Lives and works between London and Berlin)
Fix It, 2004
Installation
Factory fixtures and furnishings, light bulbs, programmable lighting equipment, electric cable, amplifier, mixer, 2 speakers
Variable dimensions
Loan from HCO to EMST, within the framework of the Cultural Olympiad, Inv. No. 533/04