Mystery 151 A Rave Down Below
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Description
Mystery 151 A Rave Down Below was a group exhibition curated by Panos Giannikopoulos, held at the Old Oil Mill Factory from 18 Novemeber 2023 to 11 February 2024, featuring the participation of acclaimed artists from Greece and abroad and showcasing a series of new productions.
Mystery 151 A Rave Down Below explored the political dynamics of the body in motion from a simultaneously geological and cultural underground point. Alchemical wanderings from the historical past towards mythology and a post-industrial present culminated in a delirious dance. Inebriation, intoxication, revulsion, euphoria, release, vent, and ascent; a circular path from the body to the ground and back again. The exhibition’s narrative unfolded through the myths and history of the city of Elefsina and its Mysteries, with dance serving as a means of climax, a sacred ritual and a method for exploring concepts of death and loss.
Through installations, painting, sculpture, sound, and performance, the exhibition seeked to redefine the boundaries of dance, reflecting on the (collective) body and its absence, memory and the necessity of movement. It contemplated utopian declarations of dance subcultures, their glorification, thwarting, and commercial exploitation, hovering between desire, disappointment and expectation.
Mystery 151 A Rave Down Below coincided with the celebration of “Mesosporitissa” connecting different historical periods of Elefsina while marking the transition into winter.
The opening of the exhibition featured a series of performances by Odete & Nkisi and an all-night party with Fofi Tsesmeli, Odete, Amateurboyz, Ayshel & GRΞTA.
On 13 January 2024 This is a Party - Performance by Georgia Sagri was presented.
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Artists
Λητώ Κάττου (Lito Kattou), Πέτρος Μώρης (Petros Moris), Κατερίνα Παπαζήση (Katerina Papazissi), Γεωργία Σαγρή (Georgia Sagri), Γιώργος Σαπουντζής (Yiorgos Sapountzis), Baratto & Mouravas, Captain Stavros, Nkisi, Flux Office, Greek Visions, Klaus Jurgen Schmidt, Diana Policarpo, Wu Tsang, Πάνος Γιαννικόπουλος (Panos Giannikopoulos), Γεωργία Λιάπη (Georgia Liapi), Λέανδρος Κυριακόπουλος (Leandros Kyriakopoulos), McKenzie Wark, Αγγελική Τζωρτζακάκη (Angeliki Tzortzakaki), Aslight, Trail Practice, Greenskal, Odete, Fofi Tsesmeli, Amateurboyz, Ayshel, GRΞTA, Θεόδωρος Γιαννάκης (Theodoros Giannakis), Βίκτωρ Γκόγκας (Viktor Gogas), Κώστας Κωστόπουλος (Kostas Kostopoulos)
Stages of Implementation
Opening: 18-11-2023 Time: 20:00
Duration of the exhibition: 18-11-2023 to 11-02-2024
Opening Hours:
Wednesday to Friday, Time: 17:00 – 20:00
Saturday & Sunday, Time: 13:00 – 20:00
Closed: 24/12 & 31/12
Performance: 13-01-2024 Time: 19:00
Tickets Policy
Free admission.
Venue
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