Kolonaki

Gallery Genesis in Kolonaki presents artist Giorgos Saltaferos' exhibition of paintings titled "Just Andros," curated by Yiorgos Tzaneris. The Greek island of Andros, located in the Cyclades archipelago, is Saltaferos' birthplace. He studied at the University of the Arts in Bern, Switzerland, and has had 21 solo exhibitions in Greece, Switzerland and France.

In "Treasure Island" at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, the respected Greek artist Manolis Charos presents previously unseen paintings and mixed-media works inspired by classical literary masterpieces, mythology and crime novels whose enduring themes remain topical to this day and whose characters - like pirates, evzones, soldiers and cowboys - represent archetypal figures.

In the solo show "Night Garden," Farida El Gazzar presents viewers with a glimpse of her private world, influenced by her mixed Egyptian-Greek heritage, a fascination with the work of David Hockney, Thomas Demand and Karen Kilimnik, Byzantine iconography, Arabic literature and the poetry of C.P. Cavafy.

The counterterrorism department of the Greek Police (ELAS) believes the culprits that planted an explosive device across the road from a police precinct next to the campus of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Zografou, eastern Athens, Monday were young members of anti-establishment groups experimenting with bomb making, possibly linked to a group calling itself the Iconoclas

In "The Past of the Future," on show at the Kalfayan Galleries, artists Rania Bellou, Bill Balaskas, Antonis Donef, Farida El Gazzar, Yiannis Hadjiaslanis, Konstantin Kakanias and Yiannis Papadopoulos explore the sociopolitical dynamics and symbolisms of the Acropolis, and its crowning monument, the Parthenon, while also underscoring the enduring appeal of the ancient Greek citadel as a source

Greek state officials launched intensified inspections on cafes and bars over the long weekend to determine whether a ban on smoking in public places is being observed.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) has introduced a number of changes to the capital's bus services in a bid to reduce operational costs.

Effective as of Monday, OASA will be shutting down a number of services that were found to have low passenger numbers.

"My relationship with painting is completely impulsive. It is like looking at any empty space, where a single dot can become a starting point," Alexis Akrithakis, one of the most important proponents of the post-World War II art scene in Greece, said of his work.

The tragicomic backlash sparked by the unfortunate plan to rename Athens' Evangelismos metro station (which serves the hospital of the same name in the downtown Kolonaki district) Pavlos Bakoyannis, after the late conservative politician who was gunned down in the area 30 years ago by the November 17 terrorist group, was not all bad.

The Roma Gallery kicks off the 2019/20 season with a show of works by Dimitris Alithinos. The critically acclaimed artist is considered among the pioneers of his generation for his ability to tap into the zeitgeist and address major issues such as the destruction of the natural environment, a recurring subject in his work since the 1980s.