Introducing Silver
2011
Solo exhibition curated by Aliki Panagiotopoulou at six d.o.g.s. project space, Athens
Using the story-within-a-story (mise en abyme) as a structural device, Aliki Panagiotopoulou curates Antonakis Christodoulou’s work as he guides us through the world of Silver, the teenage protagonist of the TV series 90210 (a spin-off of the famous teenage drama series of the ‘90s Beverly Hills 90210).
Against a backdrop of eternal adolescence, using a prefabricated character as the central theme and the two artists’ friendship as a condition, the exhibition investigates the notion of authenticity through continuous identifications, idealisations and disenchantments.
On the Dazzling One (text by Aliki Panagiotopoulou)
Press
LIFO
YOUSTRIKEMYFANCY
Self-portrait (Silver at her mom's funeral), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver trying to be a friend to Annie), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver got wasted at Ade’s gig), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver just got back from St. Barts), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver argue with Naomi about Mr Cannon), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver at the horse race), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm
Self-portrait (Silver said to Teddy that he is in love with her), 2010, oil pastel on digital print, 20 x 20 cm