ARTIST PROFILE

Paris Legakis

  • Greece (b. 1981 in Athens)
  • Currently in Athens, Greece.
  • Paris Legakis is a multidisciplinary artist and a theorist. The concept of memory and the notion of borders in geopolitical and social level are his main interest. His artistic practice focuses on participatory performances in public space.

CONTACT & LINKS

HIDE INFO

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

  • Politischer!//?, OKK/raum29, Berlin, Germany.
  • Art as Role: public space and participation, CAMP!, Athens, Greece.

2013

  • The Voices of the People, Honguen Seoul Art Space, Seoul, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Kafka's House, (Greek participation) , Prague, Czech Republic.

2014

  • Free City Festival, Ex General Motor's factory, Flint, United States.
  • 2nd Cyprus International Performance Art Festival, Phytorio, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Athens Video Art Festival, Athens Video Art Festival, Technopolis, Athens, Greece.

2013

  • Façade Video Festival, Old town, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • 2013 Platform Access, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of.
  • Boiling Point, CAMP!, Athens, Greece.

2011

  • Wir Sind Alle Astronauten, Marta Museum, Herford, Germany.
  • ANbau, Weltecho, Chemnitz, Greece.

2010

  • Rooms to Let, The Art Foundation, Athens, Greece.

LOCATION

  • Born 1981 in Athens, Greece.
  • Lives and works in Athens, Greece.

EDUCATION

  • 2014 - 2015
    New York University, New York, United States
    Maste of Arts in Performance Studies (Diana Taylor, André Lepecki, Paul B. Preciado)
  • 2010 - 2012
    Bauhaus University-Weimar, Weimar, Germany
    Master of Fine Arts in Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (Danica Dakic)
  • 2003 - 2009
    Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
    Diploma, Fine Arts in Visual Arts (Dimitris Sakelion)

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2015
    Award, "Outstanding MA Work"
    New York University, Performance Studies Department, New York, United States
  • 2014
    Harry D. Triantafillu Scholarship Fund
    Harry D. Triantafillu, NY, United States
  • 2014
    Scholarship Fulbright
    Fulbright Foundation, Athens, Greece
  • 2014
    Scholarship NEON Organization
    NEON Organization, Athens, Greece
  • 2012
    Grant, ‘Truth is concrete’ 24/7 marathon camp
    Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria
  • 2011
    Honorary, ANbau competition
    Weltecho, Chemnitz, Germany

RESIDENCIES

  • 2013
    R.I.C.E. The Choreography of Humans, R.I.C.E. The Choreography of Humans, Hydra Island, Greece
  • 2013
    Hongeun Seoul Art Space Art Residency, Hongeun Seoul Art Space, Seoul, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of
  • 2013
    Incheon Art Platform Art Residency, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of