Touring

Exhibitions: on view and forthcoming

2022–2027 · Eight cities

Hellenic Heads: Legacy and Renewal

Six over-life-size busts connect six periods of Greek history with six members of the artist’s family. Hellenic Heads has reached eight cities since 2022, including Venice in parallel with Biennale Arte 2024. Its Berlin presentation is on view through 8 January 2027. The exhibition is accompanied by films, interpretive panels and an illustrated catalogue.

Explore Hellenic Heads ↗Read the essay by Dr Caterina Bellinetti → Read the essay: The Argument for the Human Head →
Planned for the Gulf

Sulala: Lineage of the Future

Six larger-than-life sculptural portraits trace four generations of one family, from Smyrna (now İzmir) to Athens to New York, with documentary films and archival footage.

The exhibition is planned for Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, in Arabic and English. Venues will be announced.

Explore Sulala ↗Read the essay: The Aegean and the Gulf →
Hellenic Heads at San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice, presented in parallel with Biennale Arte 2024.
Hellenic Heads at San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice, presented in parallel with Biennale Arte 2024.
The six busts of Hellenic Heads

Thalia · Classical Greece
Panayota Papaioannou, the artist’s mother. After the Vatican’s Thalia, Muse of Comedy.

Archon · Byzantine Empire
Captain Christos Petrides, the artist’s father. After the colossal Constantine in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.

Heroines · Greek War of Independence
Eleftheria Gkoufa, the artist’s wife. Honoring three women who took leadership roles in the Struggle; after Charles Cordier’s Saïd Abdullah.

The Refugee · Asia Minor Catastrophe
Maria Blizioti, the artist’s maternal grandmother, at nineteen on her arrival in Piraeus. After Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà.

Man of Two Wars · Occupation and Civil War
A self-portrait. After Rodin’s Pierre de Wissant from The Burghers of Calais.

Kore · Modern Greece
Sofia Petrides, the artist’s daughter, who posed at twelve. After Kore 684 in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Hellenic Heads · eight-city tour record

  1. 2022

    Washington, D.C.

    Embassy of Greece

  2. 2022

    Southampton, New York

    The Muses

  3. 2022

    Brookline, Massachusetts

    Malliotis Cultural Center

  4. 2023–2024

    Chicago

    National Hellenic Museum

  5. 2024

    Venice

    San Giorgio dei Greci

  6. 2025

    Istanbul

    Sismanogleio Mansion · Consulate General of Greece

  7. 2026

    Paris

    Embassy of Greece

  8. 9 Sep 2026 – 8 Jan 2027

    Berlin

    Embassy of Greece

Hellenic Heads →
Forthcoming · venues to be announced

Host Sulala

Six completed portraits, 75–91 cm high excluding bases, with Arabic and English interpretation and seven films. The hosting brief specifies a minimum of four months and 100 m², with indoor or outdoor presentation agreed for the venue. The program includes an opening visit and a separate workshop visit by the artist. Transport, insurance, customs, plinths and audiovisual arrangements are agreed with the host.

View the hosting dossier and responsibilities →