Arts
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Greek Australian director works on Mumbai film and opens up about his biculturalism
Before directing his debut feature ‘Hotel Mumbai’, Greek Australian director Anthony Maras had made several short films which upon their release were met with numerous accolades and awards. But it …
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“Greeks. Romioi. Greek Australians” on display – Who are we now?
Back in the Seventies, a fellow fifth grader – a diasporan like myself – asked me what part of Greece I was from. “I was born in Constantinople,” I said. …
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Eleonora sings about Greece’s colours at the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Her singing is cool and warm, deep and airy, youthful but also seasoned, evocative of a wisdom that goes beyond her age. Eleonora Zouganeli is what we call an ‘old …
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Star of Vergina – a Greek symbol through time
The Vergina Sun, also known as the Star of Vergina, is a rayed solar symbol appearing in ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC. The name “Vergina …
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Greek wins 2018 Cover of the Year for TIME
San Francisco-based artist John Mavroudis used words and phrases from Christine Blasey FOrd’s testimony during the Senate hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to create an …
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John Cleese to head to Athens in September
British actor/comedian John Cleese will be performing at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Irodion) on 20 September in Athens. The show, titled “John Cleese Live at the Acropolis”, marks the …
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The British Museum and the creative displacement of the Parthenon Marbles
When the director of the British Museum, Dr Hartwig Fischer, recently declared that the museum was the fiduciary owner of the Parthenon Marbles and that their displacement to the British …
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Artist pleads for return of stolen artwork
An artwork by Melbourne-based artist and iconographer Lisa Ghent was stolen from Australian Catholic University Art Space in Fitzroy, Melbourne, on Thursday, 17 January. The painting was a study made …
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Faces tell stories at the Greeks in Australia photo exhibition at Steps
The plight of Greeks in Australia will be explored in a photography exhibition that kicks off at Steps Gallery on 4 January. The display by Evangelia Konstantinidis, titled “Greeks in …
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Another distinction for award-winning artist Stavros Messinis
Artist Stavros Messinis has added another accolade to his list of achievements, awarded second place in the Fifty Squared Art Prize 2019 at the Brunswick Street Gallery for his piece …