Photo: Ioanna Roufopoulou

Onassis Collection

The diverse collection of artworks from the Onassis Foundation highlights the necessity of art in today's world.

In the Onassis Foundation art collection, Yanoulis Halepas meets Auguste Rodin, Stelios Faitakis meets Fotis Kontoglou, Konstantinos Parthenis meets Ilias Papailiakis, Lucas Samaras meets Bob Wilson, and Jannis Kounellis meets Etel Adnan.

The Onassis Collection is a fascinating and unpredictable world, revealing the dynamic relationship between the past and the present. It features a diverse range of works including paintings, sculptures, engravings, decorative objects, installations, and digital pieces from 1600 to today. The collection spans artists from El Greco and Theodore Poulakis to Jannis Varelas and Loukia Alavanou.

Greek and international artists from different periods, generations, and styles come together under one roof, creating an open narrative of diversity, inclusivity, and non-linearity. Here, Yanoulis Halepas meets Auguste Rodin, Stelios Faitakis meets Fotis Kontoglou, Konstantinos Parthenis meets Ilias Papailiakis, Lucas Samaras meets Bob Wilson, and Jannis Kounellis meets Etel Adnan.

The Onassis Collection promotes dialogue among the arts, looking to the future through the lens of the past. It engages with universal issues of our time, timeless insights, and hidden desires, while showcasing the necessity and redemptive power of art.

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    "Rat Holen bei den Moiren", Florial Merkel

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    "134 drawings", Ilias Papailiakis

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    "Mandala 2 Building", Stelios Faitakis

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    "Jake and Lola", Jannis Varelas