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When: November 20, 2023-January 27, 2024

Opening: Monday 20 November, 2023, from 18.30

Opening hours: Thursdays and Fridays 15.00 – 19.00, Saturdays 12.00 – 16.00 and by appointment

Where: ACG Art Gallery, 6 Gravias Street, 15342, Athens, Greece

 

Curated by: Ioanna Papapavlou (Sr Manager ACG Art Collection, Deree – The American College of Greece)

“It is impossible to contemplate Athena’s triads, her chords, unless one also hears them as musical tones.”
­– Kimon Friar in “The Triforms of Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten,” 1984

 

 

About the exhibition

The American College of Greece (ACG) is pleased to present the retrospective exhibition by Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, The Musicality of Sculpture at ACG Art Gallery, as part of a series of events marking the 100 Years of the College’s operation in Greece.

As a prolific female artist, Politopoulou-Kargsten was a prominent figure of her time, and her work remains just as relevant and influential today. In the exhibition The Musicality of Sculpture, she invites viewers to experience an exploration of the past as well as the feminine body in motion. A sensation of movement courses through the artist’s creative universe, defining her artistic practice. With references to music and dance, she alludes to a subconscious human desire to relive the past through mythology and release long-held memories and emotions. The vivid aesthetic language and visual rhythm of her work gestures compellingly to its surroundings, producing a sense of pleasure and equilibrium.

Spanning more than five decades of artistic production, the exhibition traces the evolution of the artist’s continuous experimentation with form, shape, and style through the mediums of drawing and sculpture. Musical Rays (1992), inspired by musical scores and instruments, is the centerpiece of the exhibition. Responding to musical abstraction through a three-dimensional object, the work reflects a continuum of juxtaposed shapes, producing an interplay of light and shadows. The artist will also present a new body of sculptural work that delves deeper into geometric abstraction, including Reverse (2023), which harmoniously combines favorite materials with distinctly different qualities for the first time: white marble, African wood, and plexiglas.

The exhibition features twenty pieces from “Triforms,” a series of sculptures Politopoulou-Kargsten started producing in 1980. Now considered her most important work, it encapsulates her contribution to contemporary sculpture. Juxtaposing three successive carved layers of either marble, wood, or plexiglas, these works place the focus on a female body in constant flux, swaying to the rhythm of an imaginary musical composition. Complex shapes and mysterious cuts into the cores of the sculptures create both positive and negative spaces in each of the works. Maneuvering through the passage of light, the forms also recall minimalistic representations of musical instruments. Kimon Friar noted the recurring triad trope in Politopoulou-Kargsten’s work, which added a metaphysical element to her practice invoking a triad chord or a Bach fugue.

The exhibition also presents early works on paper, fabric, and wood as well as sculptures, including Motherhood (1958) and The Three Graces (1958), sculptures reminiscent of Cycladic idols; Kore (1961), a statuette in gilded plaster; and the series “Metamorphoses” (1989), in which the artist revisits the face of the Kore, invoking questions of identity and the ever-changing human condition. The three works included in the series “Study of Models” (1967) are early attempts to explore the imprints bodies leave behind in the physical spaces they occupy temporarily.

From 1968 to 1992, the artist’s preoccupation with representations of the female body became more prominent in her work. Inspired by the Venus of Willendorf (25,000 BC), she created a series of female figurines with steatopygous features starting in 1968.  On display in the exhibition are the works Aphrodites (1971), Female Figure (1972), and Erotic (1973), all depicting females whose abundant abdomens and thighs elevate them to archetypal symbols of fertility.

The Musicality of Sculpture features artworks from the collections of the National Gallery of Greece-Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Vorres Museum, and The American College of Greece, as well as the artist’s own personal archive. Oscillating between realism and abstraction, the artworks in the exhibition together challenge the normativity of form and unite the sensibilities of classical Greece with late European Modernism.

The exhibition is accompanied by the catalogue “Athena Politopoulou- Kargsten : The Musicality of Sculpture” published by The American College of Greece, edited by Dr. Megakles Rogakos.

Bio

Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten (born 1938, Volos, Greece) lives and works between Athens, Patmos, and Stockholm. She graduated from Pierce College in 1957 and received a scholarship to study at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri (1957-58) and Milwaukee-Downer College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1958-60). After completing her studies, she married Swedish pediatrician Sven-Olof Kargsten and moved to Stockholm, where she studied at the Konstfack–University of Arts, Crafts, and Design (1961-72) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (1972-74). Parallel to her artistic activity, she collaborated with the philhellene professor Sture Linnér to promote Greek culture in Sweden. In 1998, the Society of the Friends of the Swedish Institute at Athens honored Politopoulou-Kargsten with a prize for her work. In 2011, The American College of Greece commissioned her to design the ACG Alumni Award–Maria West, awarded to outstanding alumni for their contributions to culture. Solo exhibitions have been presented at Galerie Zygos, Athens (1984); Galerie 17, Stockholm (1986); Galerie Regio Genevensis, Carouge, Geneva (1987); Banque Suisse de Credits et Dépôts, Geneva (1987); Pandora Mansion, Makrinitsa, Pelion and Giorgio de Chirico Art Center, Volos (1993). She has also participated in several group exhibitions in Cyprus, France, Greece, Sweden and Switzerland.

Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten’s work is held at the National Gallery–Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Vorres Museum, The American College of Greece, and Municipal and Regional Theater of Volos, as well as collections in Italy, Finland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.

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Curatorial assistants: Evan Katsounis, Dimitra Kostoula, Athina Lasithiotaki, Katerina Milesi, Christina Tsaprailis (Deree students)

The dance performance during the opening is organized by Deree’s Dance Area:

• Performers: Haley Lowenthal and Evan Katsounis (Deree students)
• Choreography: Dr. Daphne Mourelou (Dance Area Coordinator, Deree – The American College of Greece), in collaboration with the performers
• Music: Nassos Sopilis (Manager of MU/TV/DM Studios, Deree – The American College of Greece)

Supported by the Office of Public Affairs, Office of Advancement & Alumni and the Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts. In collaboration with Deree’s Dance Area: Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts.

Special thanks to the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum and the Vorres Museum for the loans of works from their collections.

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Melodious Rays
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Melodious Rays, 1992, Steel and plexiglass, 180 x 90 x 90 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

Musical Memory
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Musical Memory, 1991, Marble, 83 x 25 x 9 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

Musical Memory
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Musical Memory, 1991, Pencil on paper, 64 x 46 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

Sounds of Silence
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Sounds of Silence, 1991, Patina on African wood, 78 x 23 x 9 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

Couple
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Couple, 1983, plexiglass, 36 x 27 x 4 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

 

Composition
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Composition, 1984, Patina on African wood, 113 x 60 x 14 cm, Courtesy of the Vorres Museum, Paiania

 

 

 

Female Figure
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Female Figure, 1972, Gilded epoxy, 62 x 17 x 14 cm, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

Triform (Ode to Spring)

Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Triform (Ode to Spring), 1984, patina on African wood, 101 x 59 x 13 cm, Courtesy of the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum

 

 

Anatasis 
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Anatasis, 1987, marble, 165 x 44 x 9 cm, The American College of Greece Art Collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse 
Athena Politopoulou-Kargsten, Reverse, 2023, marble, patina on African wood, plexiglass, 56 x 32 59 cm, Courtesy of the artist 

 

BLOOD DRIVE in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals

When:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 09:00-13:30

Where: Deree Student Lounge, Aghia Paraskevi Campus

Co-organized by
ACG Health & Wellness
Office of Sustainability, Public Affairs
Office of Student Affairs

Supported by
ACG Sustainability Leaders
SNF Scholars’ Organization
Deree Student Association (DSA)

You are invited to join The American College of Greece in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals.
Precautionary measures, as directed by EODY, will be taken to safeguard the health and safety of the blood donors.

BLOOD DRIVE in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals

When:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 09:00-13:30

Where: Deree Student Lounge, Aghia Paraskevi Campus

Co-organized by
ACG Health & Wellness
Office of Sustainability, Public Affairs
Office of Student Affairs

Supported by
ACG Sustainability Leaders
SNF Scholars’ Organization
Deree Student Association (DSA)

You are invited to join The American College of Greece in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals.
Precautionary measures, as directed by EODY, will be taken to safeguard the health and safety of the blood donors.

When: November 29, 2023 | 13:00-17:30
Where: ACG Events Hall

Organized by: The Office of Career Services

Supported by: The Cybersecurity and Networks Academic Program

About the event

Network Me Up! is a series of events organized by the ACG Office of Career Services with key companies operating in the Greek market. The goal of the events is to bring students & recent alumni for an up-close and personal event in order to gain real insight into a day in the life at these companies and network effectively for future internship/employment opportunities. The Office of Career Services partners with these companies in order to create a unique experience for the attendees, that’s not just another company presentation. Stay tuned for future events that take place throughout the academic year.

Embark on an immersive journey into the world of cybersecurity, guided by Hack The Box and Obrela.

Hack The Box is a global leader in gamified cybersecurity upskilling and talent assessment, engaging over 2 million members worldwide, fostering cyber-attack readiness and expanding team capabilities from their UK headquarters and offices in Greece and the US. Obrela, an industry-leading global cybersecurity provider, operates via Global Resilience Operations Centers from its London headquarters, extending services across the EMEA market.

Explore cutting-edge cybersecurity insights shared by these industry leaders and participate in hands-on workshops tailored to elevate your cybersecurity expertise.

 

November 29, ACG Events Hall

Cybersecurity Event Agenda

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13:00-13:30 | Registration/Check-in

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13:30-14:30 | Welcome and Company Presentations

Hack The Box Speakers:

• Dimitris Melegkovits, Product Marketing Manager
• Igor Bobryk, Talent Acquisition Lead

Obrela Speakers:

• Iro Kaklamani, Compensation & Benefits Officer
• Ioanna Kritikou, HR Officer

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14:03-15:30 | Panel discussion on Employability

Hack The Box Speakers:

• Dimitirs Bougioukas, Sr Training Developer
• Igor Bobryk, Talent Acquisition Lead

Obrela Speakers:

• Iro Kaklamani, Compensation & Benefits Officer
• Ioanna Kritikou, HR Officer
• Mike Michos, Talent Acquisition & Development Officer

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15:30-16:30 | Hack The Box: Technical Workshop

Hack The Box Speaker:
Panagiotis Petsanas, Community Lead

Web Application Hacking Workshop

In this workshop we are going to take a look into a web challenge from one of our pillar CTF events. We are going to discuss how one  is supposed to solve such challenges, how they relate to the job of a penetration tester and what are the different approaches.

Prerequisites for Participation:

Active participation is not mandatory. For anyone interested to hack:

• bring a laptop with BurpSuite installed (free edition, works on different platforms) an
• create an account in ctf.hackthebox.com

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16:30-17:30 | Obrela: Technical Session

Obrela Speakers:
Vasiliki Stathopoulou, Threat Detection & Response Analyst
Thodoris Zervakis, Threat Detection & Response Analyst
Fanis Dimakis, SOC Officer

Privilege Escalation through the eyes of the SOC

In this workshop, SOC’s team will go through the following topics.

• SOC as a service
• Privilege Escalation
• Live Demo: Attacker and SOC perspective

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About the Companies

Hack The Box is a leading gamified cybersecurity upskilling, certification, and talent assessment platform enabling individuals, businesses, government institutions, and universities to sharpen their offensive and defensive security expertise. Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 2m platform members and is on a mission to create and connect cyber-ready humans and organizations through highly engaging hacking experiences that cultivate out-of-the-box thinking. Offering a fully guided and exploratory skills development environment, Hack The Box is the ideal solution for cybersecurity professionals and organizations to continuously enhance their cyber-attack readiness by improving their red, blue, and purple team capabilities. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Greece and the US.

Obrela is a global provider of cyber security services. Obrela provides security analytics and risk management services to identify, analyze, predict and prevent highly sophisticated security threats in real time. Founded in 2010 Obrela delivers Real Time Cyber Risk Management combining Threat Detection and Response (MDR) with the Managed Risk and Controls (MRC) services to resolve technology fragmentation and process disconnects, while aligning technology to business objectives leading to better decision-making. Headquartered in London, UK Obrela leverages a multi-tier operational model with Global Resilience Operations Centers and Regional Operations Centers to service the EMEA market combining international experience with local support. Obrela is recognized by Gartner Market Guide for its MDR and MSS services. Our mission is to ‘Keep Your Business in Business’.

When: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 14:30 – 15:30

Where: Room 609 and you may also join the event online (Zoom) here

About the Event

Join Dr. Jarosław Suchoples, a distinguished historian and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, for a lecture that delves into a lesser-known aspect of Finnish history. In 1941, Finland became an ally of the Third Reich, despite the fact that Nazi ideology was not widely embraced in the country. The situation of Jews living in Finland differed from that in most other European Axis nations. While anti-Semitism was not entirely absent, Jews in Finland were not personally endangered, and there was no anti-Semitic legislation in place. It’s noteworthy that the number of Jews in Finland, although small (2200), reached its peak during wartime.

Nevertheless, Finnish Jews lived in the shadow of the Holocaust. Starting in 1942, news about the fate of Jews in territories occupied by Germany began reaching Finland via Sweden. Consequently, the Jewish community in Finland was well aware of the destruction of European Jewry. After the war, many Finnish Jews claimed they had no knowledge of what had happened to their brethren in Nazi-occupied territories, raising intriguing questions about this collective amnesia. Documented records reveal that in the summer of 1944, plans were outlined for the potential evacuation of Finnish Jews to Sweden if Germany were to occupy Finland. Leaders of Jewish communities on both sides of the border discussed the terms of such action.

Bio of the Speaker

Jarosław Suchoples received his MA from the University of Gdańsk, Poland, in 1993. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Helsinki (2000). In 2000-2001, he was an Analyst of the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw, Poland. From 2001 to 2002, he was a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of California, Berkeley. Between 2003 and 2013, he lectured at the Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies in Wrocław, Poland, the Nordeuropa-Institut of Humboldt University in Berlin and Free University Berlin, Germany, and at the universities in Olsztyn and Szczecin in Poland. In 2013-2015, he was an Associate Professor at the Institute of Malaysian and International Affairs (IKMAS) of the National University of Malaysia (UKM). In 2017, he returned to Finland, this time as Ambassador of Poland. From 2019, Dr. Suchoples is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is involved in a variety of projects on the History and Memory of World War I, World War II and the Cold War.

BLOOD DRIVE in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals

When:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 09:00-14:30
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 09:00-13:30

Where: Deree Student Lounge, Aghia Paraskevi Campus

Co-organized by
ACG Health & Wellness
Office of Sustainability, Public Affairs
Office of Student Affairs

Supported by
ACG Sustainability Leaders
SNF Scholars’ Organization
Deree Student Association (DSA)

You are invited to join The American College of Greece in support of NIMTS and Agios Savvas Hospitals.
Precautionary measures, as directed by EODY, will be taken to safeguard the health and safety of the blood donors.

When:

Thursday, November 30, 2023 (18:00 – 21:00) &
Saturday, December 2, 2023 (09:00 – 22:00)

Where: ACG Events Hall (Aghia Paraskevi Campus, 6 Gravias Str.)

Co-organizers:
General Secretariat of Natural Environment and Water, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy
The American College of Greece
Sustainable Development Unit — ATHENA RC
Municipality of Aghia Paraskevi
under the Auspices of the Green Fund

In collaboration with:
Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece
Office of Sustainability — Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Supported by:

Athens University of Economics and Business

 

About the event

Two joint Events on good practices for water management that aspire to be a catalyst for positive changes in water management practices and biodiversity conservation, laying the foundations for sustainable cities.

November 30, 2023, 18:00 – 21:00 – Event of Water Management Best Practices, ACG Events Hall

The event aims to bring together academics, experts, policymakers, innovators, citizens and young people to share ideas and best practices in water management.

December 2, 2023, 09:00 – 22:00 – CLIMATHON on the Challenge of ‘Water, Nature and Citizens,’ ACG Events Hall

The event seeks to promote an environment of cooperation for the exchange of innovative ideas and sustainable solutions that address current challenges of water management, biodiversity loss in cities and the interactions for citizens, particularly crucial in times of climate crisis.

The Climathon is an ideathon that seeks to engage and raise awareness among citizens on issues facing the local community and related to climate change.

Citizens, guided by mentors, are invited to propose sustainable and innovative solutions aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change. At the heart of the initiative are the Climathon organizers and participants in each city, who support and promote the movement around the world.

Municipalities, businesses, schools and universities, experts and non-experts, young people and parents are invited to join this journey of co-creating new solutions.

Today, more than ever, under the pressure of climate change, we need fresh and innovative ideas and actions related to the management of water resources and the protection of biodiversity in urban environments with a focus on the environment and society. Therefore, we aspire to contribute to finding effective solutions to real climate challenges. The challenge of the Climathon in Aghia Paraskevi is: “Water, Nature and Citizens.”

For the Agenda, click here.

 

When: Friday, December 1, 2023 | 10:00–17:00 
Where: ACG Trading Room, Aghia Paraskevi Campus, 6 Gravias Str.

Organized by
the Entrepreneurship Management program,  School of Business and Economics
Deree — The American College of Greece

About the event

The event is open only to Deree students, who will be introduced to key start-up realities and challenges and learn how to use the tool of the Business Model, as a way to turn ideas into business with feasibility potential (10:00-13:00). In the second part (14:00-17:00), they will form teams and work on the concepts taught.

Those interested in attending, please register by November 26, 2023.  Only 30 seats available (first come first served)

 

For further information, please contact Dr. Katerina Voutsina ([email protected]) or Prof. Maria Pallidou ([email protected] ).

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About the speakers/moderators 

Katerina Papathoma, Consultant at MGC Consulting Services, member of KEMEL since 2019 

Former Medical Director Janssen EMEA, MID-SIZED Markets (MSM). Chemist of University of Athens, holding the Pharmaceutical Physician Diploma from the Basel University. Katerina has more than 30 years of working experience as Director of Medical, Scientific, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs and Health Care Compliance. She is customer–focused, results & performance–oriented with innovative scientific approach & ability to adapt and change as needed.

 

Dionisis Spiliopoulos, Lean startup Educator & Mentor, member of KEMEL since 2007

Consultant at the METRON Energy Applications S.A. and former President and MD at Schneider Hellas S.A. He has long business experience in different positions, the most important one being CEO of SCHNEIDER Electric Hellas from 2002 to 2010. Main field of business activity is Business Strategy, Organizational optimization and Business Development. Dionisis is a Mechanical Engineer (NTUA).  

 

Maria Pallidou
Associate Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics (SBE), Deree — The American College of Greece (ACG)

Maria Pallidou has been a member of the faculty of the School of Business and Economics since January of 2017 and has taught courses in Finance and Management (Entrepreneurship).
She has a career spanning 30 years, primarily in Corporate Finance having served in the positions of Country CFO and Regional Finance Director in Greece and the Europe-Middle East and Africa Region in the Consumer Products, Agrochemicals, Apparel and Health Care Industries. Maria Pallidou has more recently worked in Project Management and Management Consulting for domestic and international companies and is currently CFO and Co-Founder of a high med-tech start-up operating in the Health Care Industry.

 

Dr. Katerina Voutsina
Professor in Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics (SBE), Deree — The American College of Greece (ACG)

Dr. Katerina Voutsina is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Entrepreneurship Management at Deree – The American College of Greece. She holds a PhD from the Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science, an MSc from the Department of Marketing, Athens University of Economics and Business and a BSc from the Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business. Prior to joining Deree, she was a research fellow/lecturer in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and a visiting lecturer at Warwick Business School. Her research interests focus on the cognitive, organizational and socio-economic aspects of technological innovation and entrepreneurship. She was involved in England’s National Programme for Information Technology by evaluating the implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England. For several years she has been serving as a reviewer for scholarly journals and academic conferences. Her work has been published in internationally referred journals and presented at international conferences.