The Office gallery

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The Office is a contemporary art gallery located in the centre of the old town [1] [2] of Nicosia [3] in Cyprus near the boundaries of the Green Line, which makes Nicosia the last divided capital in Europe. [4] The location is a stimulus for some artists who have exhibited their work in the Office gallery. [5] [6] It was founded in 2009 by the Greek Anastasios Gkekas. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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To date the gallery has mounted over 20 exhibitions by both European and non-European artists. In 2015 and 2016 the gallery, along with solo shows, mounted two group shows with works by local and international artists. The 2015 show titled "Investment Opportunities" consisted solely of works from the gallery's collection, [11] [12] and the 2016 show "To Express the Feelings of a Chair When We Sit on it" included works that were loaned for the purposes of this exhibition, accompanied by pieces from the gallery's collection. [13]

Art Brussels

In 2015, the Office gallery participated in the Art Brussels 2015 international art fair, presenting works by the Scottish artist Robert Montgomery and the Greek artist Dimitris Merantzas, entitled "Proof against the obtainment of new artwork". [14]

Exhibitions

Local exhibitions

International exhibitions

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  4. ↑ "Nicosia: the last divided capital in the world". CNN. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Cobb, Ben (2015). "The punk Robert Burns of the contemporary art world". Dazed. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Μια εικαστική "Οδός Ελευθερίας" στην Πράσινη Γραμμή". TO BHMA. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Anastasios A. Gkekas — The Office Collection". BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  8. ↑ Lyssens, Siska (16 September 2015). "Anastasios Gkekas brings 'Investment Opportunities' to VOLKS gallery, Cyprus". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Cultivated Young Man In The Time Of A Pandemic (Part 2) | Independent Collectors". independent-collectors.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Collecteurs". www.collecteurs.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  11. ↑ Bors, Sabin (October 27, 2015). "Investment Opportunities". anti-utopias.
  12. ↑ "Collecteurs". www.collecteurs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  13. ↑ "THE OFFICE – TO EXPRESS THE FEELINGS OF A CHAIR WHEN WE SIT ON IT". Independent Collectors. Independent Collectors. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "SOME/ART : THE OFFICE GALLERY AT ART BRUSSELS 2015". SOME/THINGS. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "A PLACE TO WASH YOUR HEART |Έκθεση της Σαρλότ Μπαλεστέρος". ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
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  19. ↑ Musmeci, Cecilia (19 July 2017). "GIORNATA AT THE OFFICE GALLERY". Le Paradox.

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