Underground Art: Next Stop Metaxourghio
Posted by evdomada on September 18, 2009
Fassianos @ Metaxourghio Metro
Metaxourghio, a station of the Athens metro was inaugurated in January 2000. The station gets its name from the silk factory (“Metaxourgeio” in Greek) that was located in this Athens neighbourhood in the 19th century. The platforms of the station are decorated with works by artist Alekos Fassianos.
Fassianos was born in Athens in 1935 and is considered as one of the most widely recognized painters in Greece. His work has been inspired by the human figure, nature and the environment. Besides painting, he also engaged in lithography, poster drawing and set designing.
He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1953-1960) and lithography at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris (1962-1964). He moved to Paris in 1966 and from 1974 his life and artistic activity were divided between Paris and Athens.
Fassianos has made several solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad and has participated in many group exhibitions and international events, including the Sao Paulo Biennale (1971) and Venice Biennale (1972).
Major retrospective exhibitions were held at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Gallery in 2004.
Source: Greek News Agenda - Athens September 18 2009
Stivaka said
They’ve done a great job on the Athens metro (aside from the fact that i saw the best looking police woman patrolling the station); they have put up art works on most stations and it is efficient and clean.. kills city rail!