Thanos Zagorisios

PhD in Architecture National Techical University of Athens

Title of research proposal: “Hakanasa: The Japanese Aesthetics of engagement with impermanence and form”

BioPublications - Exhibitions

Thanos Zagorisios studied Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He continued his postgraduate studies in Architectural Design at the National Technical University of Athens, in Contemporary Art Theory at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, and in Visual Arts at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the National Technical Univeristy of Athens. He has worked as a lecturer and as a research fellow at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Kyoto University in Japan, the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Denmark and the University of Patras. His works have been exhibited internationally, and he has received awards and scholarships from numerous institutions in Greece and abroad.

Publications (selected):

  • Ζαγορίσιος, Αθ. (2018). Teshima Art Museum: Ryue Nishizawa & Rei Naito, Αφετηρίες τόμος 2, Αθήνα: Δομές.
  • Zagorisios, Ath. (2016). Révélée (revealed), Moment Grec, Collectif sous la direction d’Emmanuel Saulnier, Paris: Editions du Regard.
  • Ζαγορίσιος, Αθ. (2012). Το Ιαπωνικό Δωμάτιο Τελετής του Τσαγιού. Η Εκδίπλωση της Διαμεσολάβησης και ο Μετεωρισμός του Νοήματος. Έρευνα στην Αρχιτεκτονική 2, Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Αλεξάνδρεια.
  • Ζαγορίσιος, Αθ. (2007). James Turrell: Μία Εγκατάσταση στη Θεσσαλονίκη, Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών, Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Ζήτη.
  • Zagorisios, Ath. (2006). Spatiotemporal Intermediations, Poesy & Architecture, Kyoto: Imura Editions.

Exhibitions:

  • How Can We Remember What Cannot Be Seen. Paris: Gallery Laure Roynette, 2016.
  • Hyam-Erotimatiko. Paris: Artcurial, 2014.
  • Εκ νέου: Μια Νέα Γενιά Ελλήνων Καλλιτεχνών. Αθήνα: Εθνικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης, 2013.
  • Response. Kyoto: Imura Art Gallery, 2006.
  • Kyoto: Kyoto International Community House, 2005.