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							July-August 2006\| The summer issue of a. is now online
							The 5th issue of *a. the* *athens* *contemporary art review, which covers the summer months, is now online. The issue includes a special section on the big exhibitions held in the periphery of Greece during the summer. Irene* Gerogianni pays a visit to the exhibition An Outing-from the Leonidas Beltsios Collection, in Trikala. Despina Zefkili talks to Elpida Karampa, Sotiris Bahtsetzis and Anne-Laure Oberson, curators of the exhibition Pro-Taseis-Action Field Kodra 06, in Kalamaria. Poka-Yio talks to Nadja Argyropoulou about the exhibition What Remains Is Future, in Patras. Eleni Koukou visits the exhibition The Scarecrow, in Metsovo. Yiannis Arvanitis writes about the collaborative program Post Programmed City Territory (PPC_T), in the area of Farkadona, Trikala. In addition, the issue will include the discussion on the subject of 'Versus' in the New Greek Scene, which was held in the context of the exhibition Versus, in To Milo gallery, with the participation of Yiannis Stavrakakis , researcher at Essex University, Theophilos Tramboulis, editor-in-chief of a., Nikos Xydakis, art critic and editor of Kathimerini newspaper, and Augustine Zenakos, art critic in To Vima newspaper and co-curator of the 1st Athens Biennial.
							June 2006 \| International Media Sponsor
							The Athens Biennial is happy to announce that the international media sponsor for the 1st Athens Biennial International Contemporary Αrt Εxhibition *Destroy Athens* is e-flux. e-flux (electronic flux corporation) is a New York-based information service dedicated to world wide distribution of information on contemporary visual arts via the Internet. Established in 1999, e-flux has already built a readership of more than 33,000 international visual arts professionals (42% North America, 47% Europe, and 11% other) and provides services for leading museums, cultural centres, publishers, art fairs, biennials, and periodicals world wide.
							May 2006 \| The Athens Biennial at Art Lobby
							The curators of *Destroy Athens, the 1st Athens Biennial Contemporary Art Exhibition, will participate in the Art Lobby* program at this year's Art Basel. In their presentation, Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Poka-Yio, and Augustine Zenakos will focus on the context within which the Athens Biennial was initiated, the unorthodox methods which were necessary for its founding, its intended tactics towards both the local and the international systems of distribution, as well as its aspirations for its upcoming projects, events and activities. The presentation will take place on 14 th June (14:30 - 15:00), in Hall 1, Messe Basel. The full program is available at www.artbasel.com. Everyone is invited.
							May 2006 \| The 4th issue of a. is now online
							In the 4th issue of *a. the athens contemporary art revie, Alexandra Moschovi* writes about the exhibition Visions 06, Anny Malama returns to the exhibition The Years of Defiance, Christopher Marinos writes about the exhibition Full Moon by Eva Vretzaki, Iliana Fokianaki writes about the exhibition Tatoo My Art, and Kostas Ioannidis writes about the project Black Tuda. Drafts: Theophilos Tramboulis gives us a taste of Berlin, and remembers a visit to the athens contemporary art fair a few years ago, and Loraini Alimantiri examines the new dynamic in contemporary Greek art with an eye to international engagement. Visits: Every month Katerina Nikou visits an artist's studio. This time, she meets Maro Mihalakakos. Interview: George Hadjimichalis talks to Asteropi Lazaridou
							Apr. 2006 \| The 1st Athens Biennial Main Sponsor
							The Athens Biennial is pleased to announce that its main sponsor is Deutsche Bank. The Athens Biennial aims to be a constant mechanism for the designation and the critical engagement of artistic production, as well as a forum of discussion and exchange with the international scene. For Deutsche Bank, art is a catalyst for communication, and it contributes to the bank's cosmopolitan corporate culture. The collaboration with Deutsche Bank enhances the international scope of the Athens Biennial and secures support for its ambitious projects.
							Apr. 2006 \| Dates of events and activities
							With the support of Deutsche Bank, the 1st Athens Biennial aims to organize a truly singular series of events, which will contribute to the ongoing dialogue and creative debates prevalent in contemporary art today. The activities, projects, and various events of the 1st Athens Biennial will commence in September 2006 and will span the whole year, while the 1st Athens Biennial Contemporary Art Exhibition, titled Destroy Athens, will open in 2007. The precise date will be announced in autumn 2006.
							Apr. 2006 \| The 3rd issue of a. is now online
							In the 3rd issue of *a. the athens contemporary art review, Natasha Adamou* writes about Architectural Treansparencies, Ileana Fokianaki writes about Sam Herbert, Augustine Zenakos writes about Rena Papaspyrou, Irene Gerogianni writes about Panic Room, and Tonia Vouraki and Stavroula Tseva write about L' apres-midi d'un Faune. Drafts: Theophilos Tramboulis wonders if the field in Greece is constituted by adequate forces and adverse interests, Christos A. Chomenidis laughs at the inwardness of artistic endeavors, and Alexandra Moschovi is troubled by the application of the terms "modern" and "postmodern" in the Greek context. Visits: Every month Katerina Nikou visits an artist's studio. This time, she meets Anastassia Douka. Interview: Martin Maloney talks to Augustine Zenakos. Book Review: Costis Stafylakis writes about the periodic publication Spot, edited by artist Stephanos Tsivopoulos.
							Mar. 2006 \| The 2nd issue of a. is now online
							In this issue of a. athens contemporary art review Despina Zefkili writes about Marcus Amm, Irini Gerogianni writes about "The Years of Defiance", Thelgeia Papa writes about Vassilis Polychronakis, Christopher Marinos writes about Vangelis Gokas, Theophilos Tramboulis writes about Dimitra Vamiali, Stavroula Tseva writes about Christopher Wool and George Condo, and Yiorgos Tzirtzilakis writes about The Oneiric Texture of Reality by Christos Vakalopoulos. Drafts: In our Drafts column, read about the disrupted relationship between contemporary art and public life, and find out why a contribution to an exhibition in the Barbican Center was a most revealing statement of art reception in Greece. Visits: In this new column, every month Katerina Nikou visits an artist's studio. She begins with Sebastien Marteau, and talks about the Greek and the French art scenes. Interview: Christiana Soulou, who is participating in the 4th Berlin Biennial, talks to Augustine Zenakos.
							Mar. 2006 \| Thank you for the response!
							The Athens Biennial wishes to thank you for the great response to its activities. The curators and the whole team appreciate the numerous requests for collaboration or participation. Although there is no Open Call for the exhibition, the curators examine every portfolio sent to them, and wish to thank in particular the artists from all over the world for their enormous interest. The Editor-in-Chief and the team of a. the athens contemporary art review also wish to thank their readers for their response. The first issue of a. has already been downloaded by more than 4.500 people. They also take this opportunity to announce that a. welcomes comments on its content, as well as criticism and suggestions on how to improve. Moreover, it calls for contributions to its pages, either in the form of brief commentaries for its Drafts column, or pieces of criticism on exhibitions that are taking place in Athens. Please e-mail a. at a@athensbiennial.org
							Feb. 2006 \| open call for artwaveradio
							artwaveradio is an artist-run internet art radio station, broadcasting live from Athens, Greece. Please visit:www.artwaveradio.net This is a call for proposals by people who wish to contribute to the broadcasting of artwaveradio.The station is scheduled to be launched in the following months. This project aims to provide a live audio arena for original audio artwork, rare recordings, interviews, talks, sound projects, and, of course, DJs and mp3 stream of music.artwaveradio will also be at the forthcoming 1st Athens Biennial International Contemporary Art Exhibition, in September 2006, streaming on a daily basis via internet, and covering the most important events. For submission of proposals, or further information, please e-mail us at artwaveradio@yahoo.gr
							Feb. 2006 \| a. the athens contemporary art review
							The 1st issue of a. the athens contemporary art review is now online on the athens biennial site. a. is a monthly, bilingual, online magazine that showcases exhibition reviews, interviews, and book reviews. In the 1st issue: Interview, Jonathan Callan talks to Augustine Zenakos\| The Archaeology of democratic antagonism, Sotiris Bahtsetzis writes about the exhibition Archaeology of Today \| A lonely dog scouts a balcony, Maria-Thalia Carras writes about Zafos Xagoraris\| Books, Alexandra Moschovi writes about Ed Ruscha \| The symbolic body of Vera Lutter, Natasha Adamou writes about Vera Lutter \| Book Review, Theophilos Tramboulis writes about Going Public Publisher: Athens Biennial - Non-Profit Organization. Editor-in-chief: Theophilos Tramboulis. Text editing: Katerina Panoutsou Translations: Maria Efstathiou Lay-out: Dimitris Stathopoulos Designed by The Switch Design Agency
							Jan. 2006 \| Destroy Athens
							The 1st Athens Biennial International Contemporary Art Exhibition, titled Destroy Athens aims to attack stereotyping, so it is inviting artists to a celebration of dissent, which will employ the heretical treatment of the universal and timeless symbol of Athens as a pretext or as a metaphor for an assertion of self-determination.

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