The Office gallery

The Office gallery facade

The Office is a contemporary art gallery located in the centre of the old town[1][2] of Nicosia[3] in Cyprus near the boundaries of the Green Line, which makes Nicosia the last divided capital in Europe.[4] The location is a stimulus for some artists who have exhibited their work in the Office gallery.[5][6] It was founded in 2009 by the Greek Anastasios Gkekas.[7][8][9][10]

To date the gallery has mounted over 20 exhibitions by both European and non-European artists. In 2015 and 2016 the gallery, along with solo shows, mounted two group shows with works by local and international artists. The 2015 show titled "Investment Opportunities" consisted solely of works from the gallery's collection,[11][12] and the 2016 show "To Express the Feelings of a Chair When We Sit on it" included works that were loaned for the purposes of this exhibition, accompanied by pieces from the gallery's collection.[13]

## Art Brussels

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In 2015, the Office gallery participated in the Art Brussels 2015 international art fair, presenting works by the Scottish artist Robert Montgomery and the Greek artist Dimitris Merantzas, entitled "Proof against the obtainment of new artwork".[14]

## Exhibitions

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### Local exhibitions

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* IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET COSUMIMUR IGNI, Group show: Nazgol Ansarinia, Christos Bokoros, Adam Brooberg & Oliver Chanarin, Glaukos Koumides, Christos Kyriakides, Phanos Kyriakou, Dimitris Merantzas, Robert Montgomery, Cornelia Parker, Carol Christian Poell, November 2024 – February 2025[15][16][17]
* A PLACE TO WASH YOUR HEART, Charlotte Ballesteros, October 2022 – January 2023[18][19]
* NAPK - THR // NIC INTONATIONS, Nazgol Ansarinia, Phanos Kyriacou, December 2019, January 2020
* Α CLOUD PASSING OVER CAIRO, Glavkos Koumides (&) Phanos Kyriakou, Broomberg & Chanarin, May 2019[20][21]
* ISOLATO-SPLENDIDO-MARGINALE, Mario Carbone, May–June 2018
* Giornata,[22] the Office, 22 May 2017
* LOST IN TIME, Patrick Bernatchez, Screenings: April 10, May 10, June 8, 2017
* To Express the Feelings of a Chair When We Sit on it, Group Show: Nazgol Ansarinia, Michelangelo Antonioni, Francis Bacon, Deepti Barth, Christos Th. Bokoros, Mario Carbone, Broomberg & Chanarin, Laurie Franck, Asteris Gkekas, Apollo Glykas, Bernhard Hosa, Glavkos Koumides, Dimitris Merantzas, Carol Christian Poell, Oct 2016
* Hyperkinesia, Bernhard Hosa, Jun–Jul 2016
* Yond.Side.Fore.Hind., Harris Gkekas, 7 Mar 2016
* Horsetail Knickerbelt, Delgado Fuchs, Nov 2015
* Investment Opportunities, Group Show: Günter Brus, Nazgol Ansarinia, Charlotte Ballesteros, Pascal Bernier, Cali Thornhill Dewitt, Elizabeth Hoak-Doering, Masahisa Fukase, Yannis Gaitis, Kurt Hentschläger, Andreas Karayan, Glavkos Koumides, Robert Montgomery, Andreas Nicolaou, Nicholas Panayi, Carol Christian Poell, Francesca Woodman, Soteris Kallis, Diamantis Diamantopoulos, Sep–Oct 2015
* All Kingdoms smashed and buried in the sky, Robert Montgomery, Dec 2014 – Jan 2015
* Selbstverstrickung, Günter Brus, Jun 2014
* Transgression, Deepti Barth, Oct–Nov 2013
* Cluster, Kurt Hentschläger, May 2013
* Foundations and Remains, Polly Morgan, Apr–May 2013
* The Last Bride, Asteris Gkekas, Mar–Apr 2013
* ‘Οδός Ελευθερίας’, Christos Bokoros, Jun 2012
* Carthago Delenda Est, Nicolas Panayi, Oct 2011
* Scars are Like Flowers, Charlotte Ballesteros + Hubert Marot, 7 Jul 2011
* Apollon Glykas, Η Βιτρίνα, 20 Jun 2011
* Nicolas Panayi, Τα Πάθη, 18 Apr 2011
* Υποδήματα, Asteris Gkekas, Nov 2010
* Το ταξίδι ΙΙ, Andreas Nicolaou, Jun 2010
* Arrest, Nicolas Panayi, Nov 2009

### International exhibitions

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* Art Brussels, Apr 2015

## Image Gallery

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* From the opening of Το ταξίδι ΙΙ exhibition by Andreas Nicolaou at the Office gallery, 2010

* From the opening of the exhibition Carthago Delenda Est by Nicolas Panayi at the Office gallery, 2011

* the Office gallery booth at Art Brussels, 2015

## References

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1. ^ "Can cultural revival heal rift in Cyprus' divided capital? | CNN Travel". CNN Travel. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
2. ^ ""the Office" - Στέκι συνάντησης "χειροποίητων ιδεών"". Ελευθεροτυπία. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
3. ^ "The Office Collection – The Cultivated Young Man In The Time Of A Pandemic | Independent Collectors". independent-collectors.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
4. ^ "Nicosia: the last divided capital in the world". CNN. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
5. ^ Cobb, Ben (2015). "The punk Robert Burns of the contemporary art world". Dazed. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
6. ^ "Μια εικαστική "Οδός Ελευθερίας" στην Πράσινη Γραμμή". TO BHMA. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
7. ^ "Interview with Anastasios A. Gkekas — The Office Collection". BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
8. ^ Lyssens, Siska (16 September 2015). "Anastasios Gkekas brings 'Investment Opportunities' to VOLKS gallery, Cyprus". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
9. ^ "The Cultivated Young Man In The Time Of A Pandemic (Part 2) | Independent Collectors". independent-collectors.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
10. ^ "Collecteurs". www.collecteurs.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
11. ^ Bors, Sabin (October 27, 2015). "Investment Opportunities". anti-utopias.
12. ^ "Collecteurs". www.collecteurs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
13. ^ "THE OFFICE – TO EXPRESS THE FEELINGS OF A CHAIR WHEN WE SIT ON IT". Independent Collectors. Independent Collectors. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
14. ^ "SOME/ART : THE OFFICE GALLERY AT ART BRUSSELS 2015". SOME/THINGS. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
15. ^ "Έργα διάσημων καλλιτεχνών παρουσιάζονται σε τρίπτυχη περιπατητική έκθεση στην Παλιά Λευκωσία". 4 November 2024.
16. ^ "«IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET COSUMIMUR IGNI» | Έργα διάσημων καλλιτεχνών στην εντός των τειχών Λευκωσία". ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
17. ^ "Συνελήφθησαν οι δράστες της JAVKA της εντός των τειχών Λευκωσίας". ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
18. ^ "A PLACE TO WASH YOUR HEART |Έκθεση της Σαρλότ Μπαλεστέρος". ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
19. ^ "Έκθεση της πρόωρα χαμένης Σαρλότ Μπαλεστέρος στο The Office". www.philenews.com. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
20. ^ "Ένα σύννεφο πάνω από το Κάιρο". Philenews (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
21. ^ "The Office Collection – Office / A Cloud Passing Over Cairo | Independent Collectors". independent-collectors.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
22. ^ Musmeci, Cecilia (19 July 2017). "GIORNATA AT THE OFFICE GALLERY". Le Paradox.

## External links

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* Official website

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