Manolis Charos

The latest big exhibition at the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ascsa.edu.gr) focuses on the work of renowned Greek poet Dionysis Solomos and on pieces inspired by this work by acclaimed artist Manolis Charos.

In "Treasure Island" at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, the respected Greek artist Manolis Charos presents previously unseen paintings and mixed-media works inspired by classical literary masterpieces, mythology and crime novels whose enduring themes remain topical to this day and whose characters - like pirates, evzones, soldiers and cowboys - represent archetypal figures.

Twelve artists representing the so-called 80s Generation of Greek art - Nikos Angelidis, Dafni Angelidou, Chryssa Verghi, Stefanos Daskalakis, Irene Iliopoulou, Irene Kana, Dimitris Koukos, Vangelis Rinas, Pavlos Samios, Anna Maria Tsakali, Maria Filopoulou and Manolis Charos - are the subject of a group show at the Nitra Gallery, running through February 15.