Yannis Gaitis

The Gaitis-Simossi Museum, dedicated to the works of renowned painter Yannis Gaitis and sculptor Gabriella Simossi, will officially open on the island of Ios on September 14. Gaitis, one of Greece's most significant contemporary artists, had a deep love for Ios, which served as his personal retreat. The president of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, is expected to inaugurate the museum.

An international exhibition of 140 works titled "Democracy" opens on Thursday at the National Gallery in Athens. It investigates artistic expression against totalitarianism and the attempt to reclaim freedom in Greece, Spain and Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s, combining photography with sculpture, such as Christos Kapralos' "Wounded Soldier," and paintings by Yannis Gaitis and Paula Rego.

Just over 100 years have passed since the birth of Yannis Gaitis (1923-1984) and Greece is finally set to acquire a museum dedicated to one of its pre-eminent modernist painters.

Marking 100 years since the birth of the great Greek modernist Yannis Gaitis (1923-1984), the B&M Theocharakis Foundation (thf.gr) presents the retrospective show "The Essence of Anonymity." The career-spanning exhibition starts with his 1944 self-portrait and stretches to the end of his creative journey, with pieces on loan from galleries, foundations and private collections, including sev

Sculptures and paintings by 26 eminent artists including Yannis Gaitis, George Zongolopoulos, Vlassis Caniaris, Costas Tsoclis and others illustrate the evolution of the abstract in Greek art from the 1950s to the 1960s at the Alex Mylona Museum. "Untitled: Greek Post-War Abstraction: The Heroic Years" showcases how the genre developed in Greece after the end of the Civil War.

The Exhibition "Art: The Macedonian Art Society: 65 Years of Collections" brings together 400 paintings and engravings that chart the journey of Thessaloniki's history and culture.