Εγκαίνια της έκθεσης: “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time”

Πρέσβης ΗΠΑ George Tsunis, Μαριάννα Β. Βαρδινογιάννη

Εγκαίνια της έκθεσης A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time, στο Μουσείο της Ακρόπολης, την Τετάρτη 24 Μαΐου, 2023, όπου παραβρέθηκε η Πρέσβης Καλής Θελήσεως της UNESCO κυρία Μαριάννα Β. Βαρδινογιάννη.

Στο πλαίσιο αυτής της δράσης πραγματοποιήθηκε επίσημο δείπνο στο εστιατόριο “Διόνυσος Zonars”, την Τρίτη 23 Μαίου 2023, με πρωτοβουλία της κυρίας Μαριάννας Β. Βαρδινογιάννη, η οποία υποδέχτηκε τους συντελεστές της έκθεσης από τις ΗΠΑ καθώς και σημαντικές προσωπικότητες από τον χώρο των τεχνών που ήρθαν από τις ΗΠΑ.

The U.S. Embassy in Athens and Delphi Economic Forum present the Partners in Democracy initiative

Including the Partners in Democracy Symposium and the traveling exhibition A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time

We’re at a critical crossroads of history, at the forefront of the struggle between authoritarian powers and democracy. The actions we take today will determine the future of our world tomorrow. What kind of world do we wish to live in?

The U.S. Embassy in Athens and the Delphi Economic Forum, in collaboration with Art in Embassies present the Partners in Democracy initiative, on May 24 and 25, in Athens.

The initiative will convene emerging leaders, representatives of civil society, and prominent experts from Greece, the United States, and around the world to discuss how we can work together to safeguard democracy and promote diversity and inclusion in our societies.

The U.S. Embassy in Athens and the Delphi Economic Forum will hold the Partners in Democracy Symposium at the National Gallery on May 25. The Symposium brings together a diverse array of voices to address current challenges democracies face, including social inequalities, disinformation, and the rise of authoritarianism. Participants will also explore what art can do for democracy, how cities can act as platforms of inclusion, and how we can preserve and invigorate democracies for future generations.

On May 24, the U.S. Embassy, in partnership with the State Department’s Art in Embassies office, will launch the traveling exhibition A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time, hosted by the Acropolis Museum. The exhibition, which is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is part of the Art in Embassies’ Democracy Collection, and features some of the most respected contemporary American artists, including Bruce Nauman, Yoko Ono, Christine Sun Kim, Edward Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems. The exhibition focuses on issues of equality, freedom, justice, and other founding principles of democracy, and will travel to several capitals around the world throughout the year. The exhibition will launch in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, and will connect current democratic values with democracy’s ancient roots. It will be open to the public through May 30, at the temporary exhibition hall of the Acropolis Museum.

The Democracy Collection is made possible by its partners, The Boeing Company, the Ford Foundation, and the Doris Duke Foundation, as well as United Airlines, Microsoft, AT&T, Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and scores of individual philanthropists and collectors. The launch of the Democracy Collection in Athens is sponsored by the Tsakos Group of Companies.

The Athens Democracy Forum contributed to the Partners in Democracy Symposium as a program partner.

For more information regarding the Symposium and the Exhibition please visit:  https://partnersindemocracy.gr/  and

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