"The Talisman of All Beings” by Angelo Plessas is moved to Patision to “guard” its new neighborhood

A new neighborhood is prepared to welcome the healing properties of the colorful, luminous installation of Angelo Plessas. "The Talisman of All Beings” moves from Alexandras Avenue to 95 Patision Avenue, opposite the Athens University of Economics and Business, to continue “protecting” the city, its passersby, and residents. On December 25, new sets of eyes will encounter the red smiley face (emoji) that is surrounded by seven symbols arranged in a circle, transmitting a message of love, hope, and optimism as an antidote to a fragmented world where disaffection, alienation, loneliness, and loss prevail.

Every year, through commissions and on-site artistic interventions in the public space of the center of Athens, the Onassis Stegi seeks places where art merges with the everyday. Through a series of works on apartment building walls, great works of contemporary Greek visual artists are recreated on a large scale. The first murals, which have already become a part of the Athenian urban fabric, are “The Kiss” by Ilias Papailiakis at Avdi Square in Metaxourgio, “Wave” by Sofia Stevi at Mavili Square, and “She Who Protects” by Aristeidis Lappas at Omonia Square.