{"id":329,"date":"2010-10-15T03:18:55","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hearn2010.yakumokai.org\/?p=329"},"modified":"2010-10-19T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T08:07:31","slug":"%e3%82%b3%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%82%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearn2010.yakumokai.org\/en\/329","title":{"rendered":"Costis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece
\nA Lightning Message for Lafcadio Hearn<\/strong>
\n60×120cm
\nink on paper<\/p>\n

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Born:<\/strong> February 8, 1950 in Athens,Greece. Live and work in Athens and Paris. Visual artist & poet.<\/p>\n

University Studies:<\/strong> 1968-1972: University of Athens, Department of Economics and Political Science. 1972-1976: University of Paris VIII, Licence and Maitrise in Cinematography and Audio-Visual Studies; UER in Cinema and Visual Arts, Licence of Philosophie, terminated his studies at the level of Doctorat d\u2019\u00e9tat under J.F.Lyotard.<\/p>\n

Cinema:<\/strong> Directed feature-length film Saga of a City which was shown at the Cinema Racine in Paris,1976 , during the experimental film festival of the Paris film coop.<\/p>\n

Book:<\/strong> \u00abFragments 1967-1973\u00bb,. Poetry, p. 64, February 1974, L.Giovanis Editions, Athens ,GR. The first edition was a handmade Artist Book . \u2022 \u00abDreamdrome\u00bb, Drawings and texts, p. 96 October 1977. Kastaniotis Editions., Athens.GR. The digital edition http:\/\/www.costis.org\/books ,2004. \u2022 \u201c\u00c9clat \u00c9clair\u201d ,Energy poems , Artist Book handmade limited edition from R.E.C. Paris 1992. \u2022 \u03bd , Poetry ,October 2009,private edition,Athens \u2022 \u03c0,Poetry ,Music by Costas Mantzoros, KSYME edition , Athens,February 2010 \u2022 Digital edition of : Dreamdrome ,\u03bd & \u03c0 at the http:\/\/issuu.com\/costi .The last Hand made Artist Book 2009,The Age of Art Virus,Private Collection Verona,Italy.<\/p>\n

Periodicals:<\/strong> Editor in Chief of L o t u s, 1968-1972,10 issues and of P r a x i s ,1972,Athens,GR.<\/p>\n

Forums \/ Symposia (selection):<\/strong> 1987: Seminar on the subject “What makes the Vienna of 1900 a cultural capital?” Schloss Leopoldskron, Saltzburg, Austria. Grant from the A.S. Onassis Foundation. 1988: 5th International meeting ” La Po\u00e9sie visuelle \u00e0 travers le monde”, Festival of Tarascon. F. 1989: 2nd International Fine Arts Forum, European Cultural Centre of Delphi. GR. 1989 : International Symposium of Sculpture \u201cScironeio Museum \u201c,Athens ,Gr.1990:IGBK Symposium \u201c Artists and Europe \u201c,Kiel ,Germany. 1996: “Art andScience”. Contemporary Art Museum, Goulandri Foundation, Andros, Greece.2000: \u00abEnergia in ergo\u00bb, National Technical University, Athens, Gr.<\/p>\n

Selection of one-man shows:<\/strong> 2009:\u00abHigh Tension\u00bb, Lola\u2019s Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Gr. 2006:\u00abElectrogram\u00bb, Art Act , Athens, GR. 2000:\u00abEnergia in ergo\u00bb, National Technical University, Athens, Gr. 1996: \u00abEnergia in ergo\u00bb, Galerie Thema, Athens, Gr. 1995: \u00abElectric Field\u00bb, Maison de la Culture de Loire-Atlantique, as part of the events of the Science Festival, Nantes, France. \u00abElectric Field\u00bb, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art , Thessaloniki, Gr. (catalogue) \u00abElectric Field\u00bb, Electropolis, Mus\u00e9e de l’\u00c9nergie \u00c9lectrique, Mulhouse, France. \u00abElectric Field\u00bb, Espace Electra, E.D.F. Foundation, Paris, France.(catalogue) 1992: \u00abFoudre,Keravnos, Lightning\u00bb, Galerie J. et J. Donguy, Paris, France.(catalogue) \u00abFoudre, Bliksem, Lightning\u00bb, Galerie Xplus, Brussels, Belgium 1991: \u00abKeravnos, Lightning\u00bb, Skironio Museum, as part of the events of the 8th International Sculpture Biennale, Megara, Attica, Greece. (catalogue) 1990: \u00abBlack and White 1969-1979\u00bb, Institut Francais d\u03bdAthenes, Athens,Greece. (catalogue) \u00abEclats de transperence et eclair\u00bb, Ekphrasi Gallery, Glyfada, Greece. 1989: \u00abLabyrinth or the Empty Monument\u00bb, Institut Francais d’Athenes, Bicentennial of the French Revolution, Athens, Greece. (catalogue) Municipal Gallery of Nauplion, Nauplion, Greece. \u00abWings of Daedalus\u00bb, Opsis Gallery, Myconos, Greece. 1988:\u00abLiquidit\u00e9 solide\u00bb, Galerie Xplus, Brussels, Belgium. (catalogue) 1986: \u00abMediassemblage\u00bb, Palazzo de Cardona, Todi, Italy. (catalogue 1984: \u00abMediassemblage\u00bb,Gallery F, Athens, Greece. \u00abMediassemblage\u00bb,Institut Fran\u00e7ais d’Ath\u00e8nes. Athens, Gr. (catalogue) 1976: \u00abDreamdrome\u00bb, Polyplano Gallery, Athens, Greece. 1969: ” Hands ” ,Hajiati Gallery ,Athens ,Greece<\/p>\n

Group exhibitions:<\/strong> Has participated in more than 100 international group shows.<\/p>\n

Performances (selection):<\/strong> 2003 :Gate of Resistance , with A.Hatzigiannaki, as part of the worldwide events \u201cGates\u201d organized by Caterina Davinio, in Athens organized by Artopos , GR\u2022 1992: \u00abAction \u00c9clat – \u00c9clair\u00bb, Poetic dialogue with three electronic lightning\u2019s. Etablissements Phonographiques de l’ Est, Paris, France. (Extract is included to the digital revue Son@rt number 21,International Anthology , edition on CD, Paris 2001 ) 1991: \u00abEnergy performance\u00bb. Nine electronic lightnings and a guitarist. Music by Dimitris Zafirellis for guitar synthesizer in the open-air amphitheater at the Skironio Museum, Megara, Attica, Greece. (Extract is included to the digital revue Son@rt number 21,International Anthology , edition on CD,Paris 2001 ) \u2022 1976: \u00abDemolisher “. Poetry performance accompanied by musical ensemble. Political Coffee House , Athens , Greece .1975: \u00abKRAK\u00bb, Poetry performance accompanied by musical ensemble. Yannis Statha Gallery, Athens, Greece<\/p>\n

Works<\/strong> by Costis are found in museums and private collections in Greece, France, Belgium, Germany, etc., including: National Gallery, Athens, GR\u2022 Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art,Thessaloniki, GR\u2022 Fondation Electricite de France , Paris \u2022 Espace Electra, Paris \u2022Electropolis, Mulhouse, France\u2022 Musee du Chateau , Montbeliard , F.\u2022 Bremish Autothek, Bremen, Germany\u2022 Kanagawa Prefecture Gallery, Yokohama, Japan\u2022 Gyor Museum, “Oxygen” Foundation, Hungary\u2022 Museum of International Contemporary Graphic Arts, Fredrikstad, Norway \u2022Mus\u00e9e du Petit Format, Couvin, Belgium \u2022Nicosia Historical Museum, Cyprus\u2022 Baaz Art Foundation, Romania \u2022Skironio Museum, Athens \u2022Municipal Gallery, Athens\u2022 Cycladic Gallery, Syros, Greece\u2022 etc. \u2022 Collection of F. Lippens, F.\u2022 D. Kopelouzou, GR \u2022L. Beltsiou, GR.\u2022 and others.<\/p>\n

Catalogues of One-Man show Exhibitions (selection):<\/strong> 2000: \u00abEnergia in ergo\u00bb, National Technical University, Athens, ISBN 960-254-553-4 GR.\u20221996: \u00abEnergia in ergo\u00bb, Gallery Thema, Athens, GR.\u20221995: \u00abCOSTIS \u00bb, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art. With a grant from D.E.H. (Hellenic Public Electric Company) and FoundationE.D.F., Salonica, 1995 (ISBN 960-85328-2-5) GR. \u2022 \u00abCostis, l’ espace electrique\u00bb, Espace Electra. With a grant from Fondation E.D.F.,Paris, 1995. (ISBN 2-909484-05-X) F.\u2022 1992:\u00abCostis\u00bb, Galerie J & J. Donguy, Paris, France 1992 \u2022 8th International Sculpture Biennale, Skironio Museum, 1991-1992\u00bb,Athens, 1992. GR.\u2022 (ISBN 960-7645-00-6) 1990: \u00abCostis Noir et Blanc 1969-1979\u00bb Institut Francais d’Athenes, Athens, 1990, GR.\u2022 1988: \u00abCOSTIS\u00bb, ARTBOOK 5, Athens, GR.\u20221984: \u00abMediassemblage\u00bb, by L. Christakis, E.M.A.E. Editions, Athens, 1984 ,GR.\u2022<\/p>\n

Selected Bibliography:<\/strong> \u201c Costis,Noir et Blanc ,1969-1979 \u201d,K.Koskina ,B.Papadopoulou,edition of the French Institute in Athens,1990,GR\u2022 \u201c Foudre : ligne unificatrice de notions antithetiques\u201d ,B.Papadopoulou,Art Press revue no 170,Paris,1992,F\u2022 \u201c Costis,l’ \u00e9clair\u201d ,Christine Courty,Nov Art revue no 8,1992,F\u2022 \u201c Costis, de l’energie pur \u201c, Annick Bureaud,Kanal Europa revue no 3,Kunst und Gegenwart,Paris 1992,F. \u2022 \u201cCostis\u201d,P.Restany,X.Hoipel,B,Papadopoulou,edition of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki 1995,GR\u2022 \u201c Costis\u201d,Andreas Priever,K.G.Saur Verlag,Allg.Kunstlerlexicon,Vol.21,1999,Leipzig,Germany. \u2022 \u201c Costis \u201d,P.Restany,L.Kokkini,A.Xatziyiannaki,M.Papadopoulou, edition of theNational Technical University of Athens 2000,GR\u2022\u201c Costis\u201d,L.Kokkini,Dictionnary of Greek Artists vol.4, Melissa publishing House,Athens 2002,GR\u2022The European Who\u2019s Who 2002-3,page 408,Essex,EN. \u2022 \u201cIconographs\u201d, M. Stefanidis, Militos Editions,2003,Athens,GR\u2022 \u201c Costis \u201d,Lena Kokkini, Contemporary Greek Artists, Melissa publishing House, Athens 2004,GR\u2022 \u201c Costis: aventure \u00e9lectris\u00e9e \u201d,T. Moutsopoulos, Plethron Editions,Athens,2009,GR.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greece A Lightning Message for Lafcadio Hearn 60×120cm ink on paper Born: February 8, 1950 in Athens,Greece. Live and work in Athens and Paris. Visual artist & poet. University Studies: 1968-1972: University of Athens, Department of Economics and Political Science. 1972-1976: University of Paris VIII, Licence and Maitrise in Cinematography and Audio-Visual Studies; UER in Cinema and Visual Arts, Licence of Philosophie, terminated his studies at the level of Doctorat d\u2019\u00e9tat under J.F.Lyotard. Cinema: Directed feature-length film Saga of a City which was shown at the Cinema Racine in Paris,1976 , during the experimental film festival of the Paris film coop. Book: \u00abFragments 1967-1973\u00bb,. 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