[{"id":149999,"title":"The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn","subtitle":null,"description":"ACG Art Gallery of The American College of Greece, on the occasion of celebrating the 110th Anniversary of Friendship between Greece and Japan aiming at its perpetuation, launches the contemporary art exhibition entitled \"The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn\", curated by Megakles Rogakos, for the Greek-born Japanese writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904). Born in Lefkada Island of Greece to Irish surgeon-major Charles Hearn and Rosa Antoniou Kassimati from Kythera Island, studying in Durham of England, working in the United States, and choosing to make Matsue his home and Japan his country, Lafcadio Hearn (1850- 1904) became the epitome of a personality bridging complimentary cultures. Lafcadio is the supreme embodiment of the achievement of open mind. His example teaches the fact there is no higher calling than tolerating 'otherness', and no richer way of life than one spent pursuing the creative truth, no greater responsibility than holding a mirror up to society, no greater challenge or mystery than marrying our dream life to our waking life. By opening his mind Lafcadio opened his heart to humanity, and led to peace within his self and ultimately the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn\" exhibition features artworks from 47 artists, inspired by Lafcadio Hearn's life and work, from the ACG Art collection that cover all art forms (painting, photography, sculpture etc.) and types (from naturalism to conceptual art). The participating international artists are the following: Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Christos Antonaropoulos, Murshida Arzu Alpana, Zacharias Arvanitis, Konstantinos Bobos, Ismini Bonatsou, Eileen Botsford, Giannis Diamandis, Lena Dimova, Costas Evangelatos, Sophia Fotiadou, Christos Garoufalis, Tina Cambani, Nicole Kapari, Koshin Kawatsou, Harris Kondosphyris, Vassiliki Koskiniotou, Nikos Kryonidis, Panayiotis Lambrinidis, Vassilis Liaouris, Panagiotis Linardakis, Alexandros Maganiotis, Megakles, Yiannis Melanitis, Alkistis Michaelidou, Eva Mitala, Nicholas Moore, Spyros Moschoutis, Evangelos Moustakas, Jan Mulder, Barbara Nahmad, Masaaki Noda, Kostas Paniaras, Lea Roussopoulou, Seiho, Dimitris Sevastakis, Vassilis Solidakis, Magda Tammam, Yorgos Taxiarchopoulos, Christos Theofilis, Sotiris Therianos, Sofia Touboura, Nikos Tsarouhas, Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Praxitelis Tzanoulinos, Yumiko Yoneda, Apostolis Zolotakis.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b152935.jpg","isbn":"978-960-88452-5-1","isbn13":"978-960-88452-5-1","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":{"id":9372,"name":"Deree College","books_count":2,"tsearch_vector":"'college' 'deree'","created_at":"2017-04-13T02:16:52.974+03:00","updated_at":"2017-04-13T02:16:52.974+03:00"},"pages":113,"publication_year":2009,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":null,"price_updated_at":null,"cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":2590,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":152935,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/the-open-mind-of-lafcadio-hearn.json"},{"id":155075,"title":"Silent Dialogues","subtitle":"Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time","description":"On Wednesday, 3 December 2008, at 20:30 the ACG Art department of The American College of Greece celebrated the opening of \"Silent Dialogues: Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time,\" an exhibition of works from the ACG Art collection, curated by the College's Art Curator, Megakles Rogakos. The exhibition coincided with the inauguration of the ACG Art Gallery, a new 330 m² exhibition space at the College (Agia Paraskevi campus). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Upon encountering appealing visual art visitors are inspired to engage in ways dictated by pure instinct. This metaphysical communion, which develops organically between artwork and viewer, leads to 'silent dialogues'\", Megakles Rogakos wrote in the catalog that accompanied the exhibition. He added: \"Portraiture is a central subject matter in art and happens to be one of the ACG Art collection's strengths.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Silent Dialogues\" showcased 266 portraits by old as well as contemporary artists. Among the earliest artworks on display were an Egyptian faience Ushabti of 1000 BC, and an archaic porous stone Kouros Head from 600 BC, while among the latest were videos by contemporary artists, some of which had just been completed. The exhibition covered all art forms, ranging from painting to photography, electronic sculpture, or installations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe exhibition's accompanying catalog was made available for free upon request. The exhibition was enriched with contemporary music composed especially for the occasion by the noted composer Thodoris Abazis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Silent Dialogues\" was part of the inaugural events celebrating the appointment of Dr. David G. Horner as President of The American College of Greece, and the assumption of the position of Chancellor by former President Dr. John S. Bailey.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b158065.jpg","isbn":"978-960-88452-4-4","isbn13":"978-960-88452-4-4","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":{"id":9372,"name":"Deree College","books_count":2,"tsearch_vector":"'college' 'deree'","created_at":"2017-04-13T02:16:52.974+03:00","updated_at":"2017-04-13T02:16:52.974+03:00"},"pages":281,"publication_year":2008,"publication_place":"Αθήνα","price":null,"price_updated_at":null,"cover_type":null,"availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":2590,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":158065,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/silent-dialogues.json"}]