Socratis Socratous

<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong><br />

Born in Paphos (Cyprus), in 1971<br />

Lives and works in Greece and Cyprus<br />

Education<br />

1993-1996 BA Fine Art, Athens School of Fine Art, Athens, Greece<br />

Solo Shows<br />

2011 Inviolable Refuge, Omikron Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

2010 Socrates <strong>Socratous</strong>’ Photographic Camera in Athens, Athens<br />

and Epidaurus Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece<br />

2009 Socrates <strong>Socratous</strong>/Rumours, Venice Biennale, Italy<br />

2005 Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

2004 Gallery Vamiali's, Athens, Greece<br />

2003 Put Your Lips Around Yes, Lab Art Projects, Athens, Greece<br />

2001 Plastic Paintings, Steven Makris Gallery, Athens, Greece<br />

1998 Suitcases, Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece<br />

1997 The Gardens, Downtown Gallery, Athens, Greece<br />

Selected Group Shows<br />

2011 Reveries of Will, art from the land of Cyprus, Curated by Polys<br />

Peslikas, Vamiali’s, Athens, Greece<br />

Pentalogy, curated by Maria Stathi, Omikron Gallery, Nicosia,<br />

Cyprus<br />

3 rd Thessaloniki Biennale, curated by Paolo Colombo, Mahita<br />

El Bacha Urieta, Marina Fokidis, State Museum of<br />

Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece<br />

Uncovered, curated by Pavlina Paraskevaidou and Basak<br />

Senova, Nicosia International Airport, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

Art Athina International Contemporaty Art Fair, curated by<br />

Maria Stathi, Omikron Gallery Booth C2, Athens, Greece<br />

Farewell, curated by Themis Bazaka and Marina Fokidis,<br />

Kunsthalle Athena, Athens, Greece<br />

Μodern Greek Woman, curated by Marina Fokidis, The Hub,<br />

Athens, Greece<br />

Mountain/Hope, Kunsthalle Athena, Athens, Greece<br />

2010 Cyprus 2010, Art in Present Tense, Curated by Andri Michael<br />

and Yiannis Toumazis, Espace Commines, Paris, France<br />

Cyprus in Venice, 1968-2009, Curated by Louli Michaelidou<br />

and Yiannis Toumazis, Nicosia Municipal Art Centre, Nicosia<br />

The Bar, Kunsthalle, Athens, Greece<br />

2009 Personal/Political, Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art,<br />

State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece<br />

Expanded Ecologies, National Museum of Contemporary Art,<br />

Athens, Greece<br />

Honour to the Volunteers, National Glyptotheque, Athens<br />

2008 Nuit Blanche, Paris, France<br />

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Paris/Chypre, Dans le Cadre de la Saison Culturelle<br />

Europeenne, Paris, France<br />

Les Rencontres d' Arles Photographie, Arles<br />

Action Field Kodra, Thessaloniki, Greece<br />

Where Do We Go From Here?, Nicos Chr. Pattichis collection,<br />

Nicosia Municipal Arts Center, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

Athens Ville, part of Art Athina art fair, Athens, Greece<br />

2006 Flowers in Contemporary Art, Benaki Museum, Athens,<br />

Greece<br />

The Cyclades Through the Lens of 20 Contemporary Greek<br />

artists, at Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece<br />

2005 Egnatia project, Yeni Djami, Thessaloniki, Greece<br />

Accidental Meetings, Nicosia Municipal Arts Center, Nicosia,<br />

Cyprus<br />

2004 Hyperlinks, Lanitis Contemporary Centre, Limassol, Cyprus<br />

Body Works, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

The Drawing Project, Vamiali's Gallery, Athens, Greece<br />

Hi-lite 5, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus<br />

Art now, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece<br />

2002 Month of Photography, Antonopoulou Gallery, Athens, Greece<br />

2001 The Garden, Greek participation, Tirana Biennale, Tirana,<br />

Albania<br />

Thrylos 2001, K. Sarantopoulos Space, Athens, Greece<br />

1996 Spring Collection, DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece<br />

Collaborations / Art Projects<br />

2011 Hermès art project, Hermès, San Marco 1292, Venice, Italy<br />

2008 Hermès art project, Hermès, Dubai<br />

Hermès art project, Hermès, Bahrain<br />

2007 The Theatre on a Caravan, artistic creation and direction,<br />

Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Athens, Greece<br />

Selected Bibliography<br />

2011 Pentalogy, www.elculture.com, 7 July<br />

Karsera, Athena, Pentalogy, The Cyprus Weekly, 24-30 June<br />

Schiza, Marina, Pentalogy, Phileleftheros newspaper, 17 June<br />

Lambrou, Christina, [Art] Athina destination of the Arts, Politis<br />

newspaper, 22 May<br />

Karsera, Athena, Art-Athina, The Cyprus Weekly, 12 May<br />

Art Athina opens, Kathimerini-Greek edition, 8 May<br />

Parpa, Elena, Just Before Art-Athina, Phileleftheros newspaper,<br />

8 May<br />

Parpa, Elena,“Just before Art Athina”, Fileleftheros,8 May 2011<br />

“Art-Athina opening”, Kathimerini (Athens edition), 8 May 2011<br />

Paraskevaidou, Marianna, “Inviolable Refuge”, Fileleftheros, 1<br />

May 2011<br />

<strong>Socratous</strong> <strong>Socratis</strong>, interview to Eleni Xenou, “We don’t see<br />

ourselves in the eyes of others”, Fileleftheros, 3 April<br />

Spinelli Peggy, “Face of the Month”, Time-Out, Cyprus, April<br />

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<strong>Socratous</strong> <strong>Socratis</strong>, interview to Christina Lambrou, “<strong>Socratis</strong><br />

<strong>Socratous</strong>: Inviolable Refuge”, Politis, 27 March<br />

2010 Myles Eileen, The Photo Issue 2010: Still Lives,<br />

www.viceland.com<br />

Argyropoulou Giota, “Pictures’ Truth”, Ethnos online, Athens,<br />

26 November<br />

<strong>Socratous</strong> <strong>Socratis</strong>, “Cyprus in Venice (1968-2009) / 2009:<br />

<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>”, Ysterografo / Phileleftheros, Nicosia,<br />

November<br />

Sella Olga, «Festival making a better impression with visual<br />

arts”, Kathimerini, Athens, 17 July<br />

Mparka Fotini, “Athens’ Photographic Diary: 2000-2010”,<br />

Eleftherotypia, Athens, 3 June<br />

Asdrachas Yiannis, “Athens Festival 2010: The Artistic Side”,<br />

www.in2life.gr, Athens, 3 June<br />

“<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong> and Hermes”, Bahrain Confidential<br />

magazine, January<br />

2009 Wagner Thomas, “Making worlds, reflecting worlds, changing<br />

worlds: Venetian Tours, last final installment”, Stylepark online<br />

magazine, 13 November<br />

Francblin Catherine, «Venise: Variae, Divers lieux», Artpress<br />

Issue 359, September<br />

Christodoulides Zoe, “Snakes and Palm Trees”, LiFo, 25 June<br />

Fokidis Marina, “Snakes and phoenixes for Venice”, LiFo, 25<br />

June<br />

Scarparis Christoforos, “Rumours, Venice Biennale and<br />

Ministry of Education”, Simerini, 9 June<br />

<strong>Socratous</strong> <strong>Socratis</strong>, interview to Varvara Georgiadou, “Face<br />

without limits”, Madame Figaro, 9 June<br />

Arvanitis Christos, “Eurovision-like fight for Biennale”,<br />

Fileleftheros, 7 June<br />

Paraskevaidou Margarita, “”Rumours” <strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>”,<br />

Fileleftheros, 6 June<br />

Tsiartas Aristos, “Artistic expression’s free will put under the<br />

test”, Haravgi, 7 June and Politis, 4 June<br />

Paraschos Stas, “Art and Censorship”, Fileleftheros, 4 June<br />

Kallinikou Giorgos, “Two schools of thought and the absolute<br />

truth”, Fileleftheros, 3 June<br />

Tifentale Alise, “Enjoy the Riches of the Countryside”, Studija<br />

visual arts/issue 4-Venice Biennale<br />

«<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>/Rumours Represents Republic of Cyprus<br />

at La Biennale», Art Daily<br />

Markoglou Theodore, “Thessaloniki Biennale”,<br />

www.thessalonikibiennale.gr<br />

Lambrou Christina, “Rumours”, Politis, 31 May<br />

Panagiotou Christodoulos, “What hides behind the phoenix?”,<br />

Politis, 31 May and Fileleftheros, 30 May<br />

“That was what we saw!”, Politis, 30 May<br />

Diplaros Efthimios, “Tourkish warship decorates Ministry of<br />

Education invitation!”, Simerini, 25 May, Politis, 26 May, Machi,<br />

30 May and Fileleftheros, 4 June<br />

Dionysiou Dionysis, “Strouthokamilismos”, Politis, 24 May<br />

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Armefti Marina, “Rumours, Politis, 24 May<br />

“The Ministry of Education is dangerous”, Machi, 23 May<br />

Valkyria, “We have seen that as well!”, Machi, 23 May<br />

“Political ire over Turkish frigate on Cypriot website”, Gulf<br />

Times, 23 May<br />

Theodorou Michalis, “With a Turkish flag”, Politis, 22 May<br />

<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>, interview with Sophie Duplaix, La Biennale<br />

di Venezia, 16 April<br />

Christodoulides Zoe, “By the side of the road”, Cyprus Mail,<br />

Nicosia, 8 March<br />

"<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong> and Hermes", Bahrain Confidential<br />

magazine, January<br />

2008 Delaporte Loure and Michael Androula, "La jeune scene<br />

chypriote-un nouveau souffle", Beaux Arts magazine, BAM 293,<br />

November<br />

2007 Kritikou Iris, "Hermes" art project "Paradise Found", Highlights<br />

magazine, Issue 29<br />

Trivoli Despina, “<strong>Socratis</strong>’ Ingenuity”, LiFo, Athens, 17 May<br />

2005 Toumazis Yiannis and Michael Andri “Accidental Meetings”,<br />

Exhibition catalogue, Nicosia<br />

"<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>", Phileleftheros newspaper, April<br />

2004 Toumazis Yiannis, "Victory Stand", Time-out, Athens<br />

“Hi-Lite 5”, Hi-Lite 5, Exhibition catalogue, Nicosia<br />

2003 Soteriades Tina, "Put your lips around YES", Art in America,<br />

Issue 12, December<br />

2001 Politi Giancarlo ed., "Escape", catalogue, Tirana Biennale 1<br />

Fokidis Marina, "<strong>Socratis</strong> <strong>Socratous</strong>-Athens", Flash Art<br />

Cafopoulos Catherine, "Thrylos 2001", Artforum magazine,<br />

April<br />

1998 Kosmidou Zoe, "Sculpture in Athens", Sculpture magazine,<br />

Issue 10, vol 17, December<br />

Xidakis G. Nikos, "Suitcases", Kathimerini newspaper, April<br />

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