G & A MAMIDAKIS FOUNDATION

G. & A. MAMIDAKIS
FOUNDATION
CULTURE

ARTISTIC LAYOUT & PHOTOGRAPHS
MARIA STEFOSSI
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
AUGUSTINATOS IMAGES
DMITRI L . COROMILAS
CHRIS KELLEY
VANGELIS ROKKAS
CONSTANTIN TZELIOS
ISBN 978-960-98384-0-5

G. & A. MAMIDAKIS FOUNDATION
ART COLLECTION
1993 - 2008

Following in the footsteps of an uninterrupted tradition which stretches back
millennia, which has made Crete a crossroads of cultures, 15 years ago the G. & A.
Mamidakis Foundation began to present the works of leading modern Greek and
international artists to the public.
The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Sculpture Gallery seeks to promote modern art to
Greek art lovers and visitors from all over the world.
Today tourism offers a unique forum for the mingling of cultures and for seeking
out the archetypes that link and highlight the common threads in artistic expression.
The Foundation’s Sculpture Gallery houses monumental works by leading sculptors
such as Nicos Alexiou, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Stephen Antonakos, Costas Varotsos,
Giorgos Gyparakis, Theodoros, Vlassis Kaniaris, Rena Papaspyrou, Takis, Costas Tsoclis
and others, which are the result of art symposia on issues such as the ‘New
Mediterranean Identity’, ‘Art in Politics’, ‘Kyprion Plus’, and ‘Chilean Art travels to Crete’.
In addition to its remarkable cultural activities, the Foundation also strongly promotes
organised socially and environmentally responsible activities.
The Foundation’s three pillars -Man, Environment, Culture- match the development
and operating philosophy of our hotel business bluegr, and are fully in line with the
spirit and life values of the founders.
The Foundation plans activities which incite visitors to become participants not simply
spectators, organising quality landscape photography contests, children’s art contests
and revivals of Greek team games. It also focuses on passing down customs and mores
to younger generations, and publishes travel guides for unexplored areas of the
country, archaeological sites and churches, thereby giving travellers the opportunity to
savour virgin areas of the unique country that is Greece.
We invite you to join in the adventure that is a tour of the Foundation’s Sculpture
Gallery.
Enjoy it!
Gina Mamidaki
President of the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation

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MAGDALENA
ABAKANOWICZ
POLAND
NIKOS ALEXIOU
GREECE
KLITSA ANTONIOU
GREECE
LINDA BENGLIS
U.S.A.
KLARA BORBAS
HUNGARY / PERU
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HANDAN BORUTECENE
TURKEY
LUCILLA CATANIA
ITALY
CECILIA CAMPOS
CHILE
NIKOS
CHARALAMPIDIS
CYPRUS
CARLO CIARLI
ITALY
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BORIS DESPODOV
BULGARIA
DIMITRIS DOKATZIS
GREECE
ANDREA FOGLI
ITALY
INGRID FRAGANTONI
AUSTRIA / GREECE
LILY GARAFULIC
CHILE
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CRISTOS GIANAKOS
U.S.A.
GIORGOS GYPARAKIS
GREECE
DMITRI GUTOFF
RUSSIA
TAMAS HENCZE
HUNGARY
IVAN KAFKA
CZECH REPUBLIC
EPHEMERAL SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
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MICHAEL KAPSALIS
GREECE / U.S.A.
NIKOS KESSANLIS
GREECE
SERHAT KIRAZ
TURKEY
KIROS KOKKAS
GREECE
HARRIS KONDOSPHYRIS
GREECE
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MALGORZATA
KOSCIELAK
POLAND / U.S.A.
NIKOS KOUROUSSIS
CYPRUS
GIOGOS KYPRIS
CYPRUS
GEORGE LAPPAS
GREECE
MARIA LOIZIDOY
CYPRUS
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ADELA MATASOVA
CZECH REPUBLIC
ELISEO MATTIACCI
ITALY
MICHALEA FROSO
GREECE
ELENI MYLONAS
GREECE / U.S.A.
LUDWIKA OGORZELEC
POLAND / FRANCE
EPHEMERAL SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
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BORIS ORLOV
RUSSIA
RENA PAPASPYROU
GREECE
GIANNIS PARMAKELIS
GREECE
CHRISTOS PETRIDIS
GREECE
VETTOR PISANI
ITALY
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LAMBROS PSIRAKIS
GREECE
KATIA ROKA
GREECE
JAROSLAV RONA
CZECH REPUBLIC
ANGELOS SKOURTIS
GREECE
NEDKO SOLAKOV
BULGARIA
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NICOS SOTIRIADIS
GREECE
MARIOS SPILIOPOULOS
GREECE
ATTILLA TAHTAHTA
HUNGARY / PERU
TAKIS
GREECE
THEODOROS
GREECE
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THEODOULOS
CYPRUS
TAMAS TROMBITAS
HUNGARY
KOSTAS TSOCLIS
GREECE
ANNITA XANTHOU
GREECE
KOSTAS VAROTSOS
GREECE
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF
G. & A. MAMIDAKIS FOUNDATION PRESS
SERIES EDITOR:
MARIA STEFOSSI
Discover the unknown Crete
Eastern Crete – book one
Discover the unknown Rhodes
Island of Rhodes – book two
Ayios Nikolaos
Landscapes and People from the ‘60
CRETE
CRETE IN BLACK & WHITE