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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF CRETE
MUNICIPALITY OF AGHIOS NIKOLAOS

Greek

THE APOLOGY OF SOCRATES IN KAUFBEUREN

by Angelos Spartalis

curated by Maria Maragkou

Dec. 18, 2015 - Jan. 11, 2016
Justice of the Peace Court, Aghios Nikolaos, Crete

The Apology of Socrates in Kaufbeuren consists of two independent artworks, a 6 minute, 16mm, fake-documentary film and a mural-size oil painting on canvas, 3x9m.

Watch:

- The exhibition at the Justice of the Peace Court of Aghios Nikolaos

- Video presentation of the artworks

- Psaradonis acquitting Socrates

- The Fake-Documentary

- Dr. Michael von Cranach, parts from speech, Amnesty International, 2008

- The original speech of  Dr. Michael von Cranach,  part 1,  2,  3,  4,  5

Read:

- Text by Maria Maragkou

- Press Release

- Text by Angelos Spartalis

- Plato's, The Apology of Socrates  (in English, in Greek and Ancient Greek)

- The Killing of Psychiatric Patients in Nazi-Germany

 

THE ARTWORKS
See here complete list of the artworks

OIL PAINTING
The apology of Socrates in Kaufbeuren
2015, 9x3m

FAKE-DOCUMENTARY
The apology of Socrates in Kaufbeuren
2015, 6min, 16mm film

watch the film

GHOST MACHINE
2015, 2 x 2 x 2 m

Description:  Portable 16mm film projector on a tripod stand, with an amplifier, a speaker, 4 cast masts and a warning sign. Function:  The feed reel is out of film and is spinning like crazy but the projector keeps projecting a fake-documentary.

FILM STILLS FROM THE FAKE-DOCUMENTARY
metal prints, 2015, 33x33cm each

 DETAILS
 

PHOTOS
 

by Angela Svoronou

by George Makrakis
 

CREDITS
 

PAINTING, FILM DIRECTION, PRODUCTION
Angelos Spartalis

CURATOR
Maria Maragkou

EXHIBITION ORGANIZERS
Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete
Municipality of Aghios Nikolaos Crete

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Anezina Blazogiannaki

PHOTOGRAPHY
Angela Svoronou

COSTUME DESIGN
Kalliopi Zafeiropoulou

ACTORS
Elias Logothetis (Socrates) Alexandros Logothetis (Student of Socrates) Dimitris Papadakis (Harlequin) Dimitra Spartali (Princess) Panos Sarakis (Doctor) Christiana Panopoulou (Nurse) Angeliki Tsambazi (Nurse) Dimitris Vamvakas (Army officer) Apostolis Tsolis (Army officer)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Hionia Hiotelli

ASSISTANT PAINTERS
Talin Apkarian, Lagia Giourgou, Alex Dagiantis, Anezina Blazogiannaki, Irini Bolanaki, Angela Svoronou, Voltage Hazard

CONSTRUCTIONS
Nikos Gritzonas, Nikos Konstantineas, Dimitris Psomodotis

MECHANICALS
Theo Papadopoulos, Kiriakos Poulakis, Angelos Spartalis

TRANSLATION
Sophia Charalampous

THANKS
Aristides Yiayiannos, Daphne Yiayiannou, Haris Aleksakis, Psaradonis, Vasilis Saloustros, Andreas Martzaklis, Manolis Menegakis, Ilektra Ikonomaki, Maria Karofillaki, Michail Spartalis, Nektarios Vorres, Angelos Papadimitriou, Artemis Potamianou, Paris Karagiorgos,Aris Doumouhtsis, Klio Zervaki, Luc Messinezis, Manolis Anastasakos, Manos Stefanides, Yannis Tzermias, Georgia Bonalaki, Stilianos Siganos, Yiannis Nikolaidiis

Filming of fake-documentary took place at TITANIUM Yiayiannos Gallery, on May 2014. The oil-painting was completed in January 2015, in the workshop at Vathy, Agios Nikolaos, Crete. You can hear the laughs and voices of Maria Anagnostou, Nantia Spartalis and Angela Svoronou. Featuring a variation of the “No future” graffiti attributed to Banksy and a variation of Dirck de Bray’s painting “Still life with a dead rabbit and falcon in a niche”. The hospital was created from photo samples of deserted hospitals. Featuring music samples and lyrics by Pedro Almodovar, Nino Ferrer, Gaby Verlor, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Kostas Psihogios, Giorgos Manisalis. The songs are performed by Luz Casal and Dimitris Mitropanos