Dionisis Christofilogiannis’ work engages with the traces of mythology, memory, and tradition on contemporary society. Working across a diverse range of media –including painting, installations, photographic collages, and sculpture– his practice focuses on architecture, geometric abstraction, and classical forms, examining how they intersect with lyricism and produce sociopolitical commentary.
Christofilogiannis participated in the CITYX Venice Italian Virtual Pavilion of the 17th Venice Architecture Biennalewith MOMAFAD, Museum of Modern Art for a Day, which he founded. This civic intervention transformed the former Hellinikon International Airport in Athens into a temporary museum, interrogating the socio-political significance of space and architecture. The project was presented at the EMST – National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens. Recently, he had the privilege of presenting “The Army of Goumas” at the Eleusis European Capital of Culture event. This piece delves into themes of cultural heritage and collective memory, using sculptural forms to explore historical narratives and their contemporary relevance. One Christofilogiannis key series, “Feels Like Home,” juxtaposes images of familiar urban landscapes in Athens and Thessaloniki with apocalyptic scenes from Syria presented in Thessaloniki Biennale 6. This series challenges viewers to confront the fragility of their perceived safety and stability, emphasizing the precarious nature of what we consider ‘home.’
He is also the founder of space52, an artist-run space in the heart of Athens dedicated to exhibitions, publications, and residency programs. Space52 provides a platform for local and worldwide artistic communities to merge and engage with evolving artistic discourses. Through Space52, Christofilogiannis, alongside historians and theorists, leads the journal One After Another,fostering a dynamic and critically engaged art community by amplifying artists' voices through essays, interviews, and reviews.
His exhibition history includes international institutions such as EMST – National Museum of Contemporary Art Greece, MOMus Thessaloniki, the Contemporary Museum of Naples, the Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art (MEIAC), the Muzeul de Artă Cluj-Napoca, Nakagawa Gallery Tokyo, Hydra School Projects, Kunsthalle Athens, and the Benaki Museum. He has co-curated exhibitions such as In the Studio at Kunsthalle Athens and I Fought the X and the X Won at the National Museum of Malta and Romania. His scenographic work includes collaborations with directors such as Razvan Mazilu at the National Theater of Timisoara and Robert Wilson at the National Theater in Athens. Christofilogiannis has previously been awarded grants from the CELESTE PRIZE, Ministry of Culture, NEON, IKY, and the Hellenic Bodosakis Foundation.
