Surrealism

The Kapopoulos Fine Arts gallery (kapopoulosfinearts.com) will present the works created over the past five years by its close collaborator and a significant representative of Greek Surrealism, Theodoros Pantaleon (b.

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From Salvador Dali's lip-shaped sofa to the dreamlike video clips of Icelandic artist Bjork, Surrealism has influenced design for almost a century.

The complex evolution is now being explored in an exhibition, "Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 - Today" at London's Design Museum.

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There's a famous Monty Python sketch from the early 1970s about an argument between a pet shop keeper and a customer complaining about the dead parrot he recently purchased. The shopkeeper refuses to accept the claim even though the bird is obviously dead as a doornail.

Istanbul's Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) continues to open its rich content from past exhibitions on its digital channels. Now the museum presents the exhibition "A Surrealist: Salvador Dali," which was held between Sept. 20, 2008 and Feb. 1, 2009, online.

"Some people think life is a tragedy and we are all going to die, and some people think life is a comedy. I belong to the second group," John Cleese tells me from the other end of the telephone line.

Legendary English comedic actor, screenwriter and producer John Cleese will be visiting Athens to perform at the Odeon of Herod Atticus. His performance, called "Last Time to See Me Before I Die," is part of his ongoing European tour.

Skoufa Gallery is hosting a new solo show by Lina Pigadioti-Tzima. Curated by Dr Sozita Goudouna, "Palimpsest of Memory" features mixed-media works exploring the artist's views on local politics and the ephemeral conditions of contemporary life, among others.

"Why Are We 'Artists'? - 100 World Art Manifestos," newly published by Penguin Books, is a collection of 100 artists' manifestos from across the world between 1909 and 2012, bringing together activists, post-colonialists, surrealists, socialists, nihilists and a host of other voices.