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Dimitrios Antonitsis (born 1966) is a Greek art curator, critic, and artist. He is the founder of Hydra School Projects.
Life and work
Born in Athens, in 1966, Antonitsis studied mechanical engineering at the Zurich ETH and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York (Master of Science), where he specialised in the high-speed microscopic photography of vortex rings. He won an award for his short film Past Glories, Present Despondencies, a collaboration with Robert De Niro's production company. His work has appeared in 15 solo and 55 group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.
He is the founder and curator of Hydra School Projects, an international platform for the visual arts and the HSP Residency Program. Held annually since 2000, the Hydra School Projects, named because these contemporary art exhibitions are shown at the old Hydra High School, showcase the work of up-and-coming, young Greek as well as international artists alongside those already well established.
Hydra School Projects
Hydra School Projects is an annual summer pop-up exhibition founded in 2000 and curated by Dimitrios Antonitsis on Hydra island. Since its inception, the exhibition presented new and upcoming young artists alongside prominent international and Greek artists such as Gregor Hildebrandt, Brice Marden, Kiki Smith, Leonora Carrington, Tschabalala Self, and others. The exhibition is housed in local public schools or other spaces such as hotels, town squares, and the Merchant Marine Academy.
Curatorial work
2022 - "Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity." Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece.
Exhibitions
2024 - "The Warp of Time." Old Carpet Factory, Hydra Island, Greece.
Publications
“Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity” Exhibition Catalog – Bilingual Edition.
"Brice Marden: Marbles and Drawings."
