The exhibition is divided in 5 main sections following the chapters of the book. The presentation of ”Flying over the Abyss” at the Athens Conservatoire is the third stop of the exhibition, following its presentation first at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete in Rethymnon (2/5-14/10/15) and then at the State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki (7/11/15-29/2/16). That being the veracity of his meanings could exist side by side with all articulations of contemporary art’’ Maria Maragkou says. ‘’We initially embarked upon a localized issue of and about Crete, while in the process we came to realize the true magnitude of Kazantzakis’ universality as a writer. Through our magazine we try to guide you around the exhibition with the help of two experienced Curators (Maria Maragkou and Dimitris Palaiocrassas) whose curating is very-very interesting. In the group exhibition ”Flying over the Abyss” the artwork of 34 contemporary artists deals with primordial subjects rendered in a contemporary visual discourse, following and drawing inspiration from “The Saviors of God”, a now classic book of Greek literature, a series of “spiritual exercises” written by Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis.
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