Documenta 14, Cassel, Germany
Apóstolos Georgíou
Biography
Born in 1952 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Lives and works in Athens and Skópelos.
Apóstolos Georgíou is first and foremost part of the painting tradition. His paintings, often large-scale, depict men and women sketched with broad brushstrokes. These human figures break down the pictorial surface and the opposition between abstraction and figuration.
Georgíou's geometrical compositions organize the picture plane with architectural rigour and design. The installed stage set describe spaces of the soul, which are part of imaginings stemming from our relationship with the Other as well as with our own self. These are spaces of abstraction and color games.
Georgíou sees painting through observation. He observes the world, reality and people. In this way, he captures what comes to us, either deliberately or accidentally, what is addressed to us, either directly or fortuitously. Seen collectively, his work is about human relationships, about situations left unspoken for years, about seconds that can change one's life.
Apóstolos Georgíou's work have been exhibited at Documenta 14 (Athens and Cassel) ; 10th Gwangju Biennale ; Passerelle Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brest ; Frank F. Yang Art & Education Foundation, Shenzhen ; Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki ; EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens ; Nouveau Musée National de Monaco ; Centre Pompidou, Paris ; Gagosian Gallery, Athens ; Centre Régional d'Art Contemporain, Sète ; 4th Thessaloniki Biennale ; DESTE Foundation, Athens.
His work is part of prestigious collections as Centre Pompidou, Paris ; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris ; Fondation Prat, Paris ; Kadist Art Foundation, Paris ; EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens ; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne ; Nouveau Musée National, Monaco ; Frank F. Yang Art and Education Foundation, Shenzhen ; European Investment Bank, Luxembourg ; Tia Collection, Santa Fe ; AMMA Fundacion, Mexico.
Selected works
Apóstolos Georgíou
Untitled , 2022
acrylic on canvas
130 x 110 cm (51.18 x 43.31 in)
unique artwork
Private collection, Mulhouse, France
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Apóstolos Georgíou
Untitled , 2021
2 elements: acrylic on canvas
170 x 340 cm (66.93 x 133.86 in)
unique artwork
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Apóstolos Georgíou
Untitled , 2018
acrylic on canvas
300 x 230 cm (118.11 x 90.55 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. GEOR24003
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Apóstolos Georgíou
Untitled , 2016
acrylic on canvas
230 x 230 cm (90.55 x 90.55 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. GEOR24002
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Apóstolos Georgíou
Untitled , 2014
acrylic on canvas
230 x 160 cm (90.55 x 62.99 in)
unique artwork
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Museum exhibitions
Documenta 14, Cassel, Germany
Documenta 14, Athens, Greece
Documenta 14, Athens, Greece
Documenta 14, Athens, Greece
gb agency, Paris
10th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea
10th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea
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Aranya Art Center, Beidaihe, China, ph. Sun Shi, 2023
Aranya Art Center, Beidaihe, China, ph. Sun Shi, 2023
Hello Dog, Hello Sir!, Passerelle, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brest, 2020
Hello Dog, Hello Sir!, Passerelle, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brest, 2020
Hello Dog, Hello Sir!, Passerelle, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brest, 2020
Hello Dog, Hello Sir!, Passerelle, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brest, 2020
Documenta 14, Leder Meid Apartment, Cassel, 2017, ph. Roman Maerz
Documenta 14, Leder Meid Apartment, Cassel, 2017, ph. Michael Nast
DOCUMENTA 14, Leder Meid Apartment, Cassel, 2017, ph. Michael Nast
DOCUMENTA 14, Leder Meid Apartment, Cassel, 2017, ph. Michael Nast
Documenta 14, Megaron, Athens, 2017, ph. Angelos Giotopoulos
Documenta 14, Megaron, Athens, 2017, ph. Angelos Giotopoulos
Documenta 14, Megaron, Athens, 2017, ph. Angelos Giotopoulos
gb agency, 2016, ph. Marc Domage
Burning Down the House, (cur. Jessica Morgan), 10th Gwangju Biennale, 2014, ph. Stefan Altenburger
Burning Down the House, (cur. Jessica Morgan), 10th Gwangju Biennale, 2014, ph. Stefan Altenburger
gb agency, 2014, ph. Marc Domage
Apostolos Georgiou. Painting, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), 2011
Apostolos Georgiou. Painting, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), 2011
Apostolos Georgiou. Painting, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), 2011
Press
ArtForum
Apostolos Georgiou
2020
Le Monde
Sélection galerie : Apostolos Georgiou chez GB Agency
2019
Flash Art
Apostolos Georgiou Rodeo / London
2018
IñigoArt
In the studio with Apostolos Georgiou
2017
Libération
Peinture : Les rescaps du quotidien d'Apostolos Georgiou
2016
Wall Street International
Lost Dreams
2015
Hyperallergic
Artists Pick Artists: Apostolos Georgiou
2014
Frieze
8 Painters on Painting
2013
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Publications
Apostolos Georgiou. Painting
Publisher: EMST, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
2011
Apostolos Georgiou
Publisher: Galerie Zina Athanasiadou
2003
