Kosmas Nikolaou
Kosmas Nikolaou (1984, Athens) lives and works in Athens He studied Fine Arts and Architecture at Ioannina (Northwestern Greece), Volos (Central Greece) and Milan(North Italy). His work revolves around the functions of architecture, spatial qualities, memory, narration and non-verbal communication.
He is often concerned with modernity, scattered documentation, records, personal narratives, oral archaeology, gossip politics,
and the moral dimensions of sound and voice. The compound of these different elements leads to new correlations and a new positioning in the space between reality and stage design. By blending personal nvestigation with broader cultural phenomena, the practice aims to create works that resonate both locally and internationally.
Being based in Athens, he draws inspiration from the city as a historical and contemporary crossroad.
He has been the recipient of Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) ARTWORKS Artists Fellowship in 2018 and has taken part in several artist residencies in Greece, Germany, Italy, Poland, Malta, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and in the program Ideas City of New Museum, NY. He has participated in group exhibitions in Greece, the Balkans, Europe and the Middle East, in museums and institutions.
In 2023, he was commissioned to present a lecture performance in Athens by Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative of Columbia University, New York. Past solo presentations include Rebecca Camhi Art Gallery in Athens, the Brauchbarkeit in Cologne, Villa Bologna in Malta and SNPHI, Columbia University.
Since 2012 he has been a founding member and co-director of the independent artist-run space 3 137 in Athens together with Paky Vlassopoulou and Chrysanthi Koumianaki.
email: kosmas.nikolaou@hotmail.com
instagram: @onthemezzanine
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