The Breeder
The Breeder was by no means meant to be a gallery. Certainly, it started as an artwork journal within the late Nineties, based by Stathis Panagoulis and George Vamvakidis with the purpose of “constructing a creative dialogue between Athens and the world.” However by 2002, that publication had developed into a completely fledged exhibition house that shortly carved out a pioneering function in Athens’ modern artwork scene. As we speak, The Breeder positions itself much less as a conventional gallery and extra as a cultural incubator. It continues to current a few of the most pressing and forward-thinking modern work within the metropolis, typically foregrounding politically charged or radical voices, whereas sustaining a platform that continues to be open, various and unafraid. Past exhibitions, the workforce can also be concerned in publishing, artist residencies and grassroots cultural programming.
Since 2008, The Breeder has been housed in a repurposed Nineteen Seventies ice-cream manufacturing unit in Metaxourgeio, redesigned by architect Aris Zambicos. The four-story construction retains the strong, tactile high quality of its industrial previous, now wrapped in a minimalist achromatic palette that retains the concentrate on the work itself. Among the many gallery’s standout initiatives is the Breeder Open Studio, which invitations artists to provide work on-site—additional reinforcing the house’s popularity not simply as a venue for presentation, however as a web site of creation and change.
