The Artforum Culture Foundation (ACF) is a private and independent

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with headquarters in

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, which promotes contemporary art and cultural exchange. The organisation also has offices in

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. It main focus is on art in Greece and the regions of the Greek diaspora. The exhibition centre, "Artforum-Vilka near the harbour" was initiated in 1996 with a retrospective of

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in his presence. The Foundation also aims through art to promote

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and the realization of independent culture. With its exhibition program the foundation supports emerging as well as established artists.

Projects

The Foundation initiates supports projects (European Cultural Centre (EEC), The Network Project, "Icons of our time", Gulf Projects, Ostrale, and "Art and Religion"). It also operates as a partner for cultural activities of interest to artists, galleries, collectors, local authorities and companies. Research on important contemporary artists is one of the aims of the Foundation. In the field of photography, it has given attention to the works of

Heinz Günter Mebusch Heinz Günter Mebusch (1952–2001) was a German photographer and experimental artist born in Düsseldorf. Biography Mebusch studied photography and visual communication with Otto Steinert and Erich vom Endt. He lived and worked in about fo ...

(The Mebusch Estate) and the complete works of

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. The Foundation also supports the work of

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Sheila Elias Sheila Elias (born in Chicago) is an American artist. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and at the Liberty show at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Biography Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, lives and ...

, Michael (Mike) Jansen, Chryssa, Michalis Manoussakis, Stanislav Marijanovic, Mahmood Mirzaie, Masaaki Noda, Manolis Polymeris, Vangelis Pliaridis, Stefan Runge, Theodoros (Papadimitriou), Panayiotis Tanimanidis,

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, and Heinz Zolper, and others. More than one hundred art exhibitions with contemporary works of painting, sculptures, photographs and performance-art have been hosted by the Artforum Cultural Foundation, mostly in co-operation with the Tsatsis-Projects. Most of these are documented in catalogues and brochures.

References

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External links

''Artforum-Culture-Foundation'' website''Gulf Projects. From Dark to Light'' website''Ostrale . Internationale Ausstellung für zeitgenössische Kunst'' website
Cultural organizations based in Greece