PHILIPPOS TSANGRIDES PANAGOPOULOS AND KATERINA HADJI PRESENTS “EPHEMERAL PARTY”

Philippos Tsagrides ’Ephemeral Party boldly reimagines Carco Parking, transforming this utilitarian space into a vibrant platform for creative exchange. The exhibition challenges whether spaces defined by transience can become dynamic venues for artistic dialogue, proposing a future where art thrives outside galleries, wherever human connection unfolds. The architecture of Carco Parking, with its three subterranean levels, provides an evocative backdrop where light and shadow play across the space in masterfully crafted contrasts.

The carefully placed artificial lighting not only illuminates the art but also enhances the venue’s inherent beauty, creating a harmonious balance between rational structure and artistic expression.

The space, with its grid-like parking spots and hidden corners, encourages exploration, while the curatorial choices and poetic themes, such as dreams, the nature of time, and memory, invite reflection. Featuring a range of media from painting to performance, the exhibition explores the delicate interplay between the real and the imaginary, the ephemeral and the eternal. By bridging iconic figures of Greece’s cultural history with Greek and international contemporary artists, it highlights art’s fluid dynamics. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in this oneiric journey, where every corner of Carco Parking holds a new secret, and every piece of art echoes the transient beauty of art.