Gruppo Sigma

Gruppo Sigma (Greek: Ομάδα Σίγμα) was a short-lived group of young Greek artists founded in 1958 in Italy. It is a prime example of the Greek artistic avant-garde that flourished outside Greece during the postwar period and the first attempt by Greek artists who had been educated abroad to present joint exhibitions.[1]

History

Gruppo Sigma was founded in 1958 in Rome by the Greek painters Vlassis Caniaris, Yannis Gaïtis, Nikos Kessanlis, Mimis Kontos and Costas Tsoclis.[2][3][4][5] The members of the group were young and avant-garde artists living abroad, all in Rome with the exception of Gaïtis, who lived in Paris, and were knowledgeable of the contemporary art movements of their time.[3]

The group aimed to highlight the Greek presence and identity in the international art world and to foster artistic and exhibition-related cooperation among its members. As a group, it was short-lived and held only two exhibitions, in 1959 in Naples and Bologna;[6][7] nevertheless, it managed to leave its mark, earning positive reviews in Greece and Italy.[2][3] Moreover Gruppo Sigma was the first attempt by Greek artists who had studied abroad to organize joint exhibitions.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lambraki–Plaka, Marina, ed. (1999). Εθνική Πινακοθήκη 100 χρόνια: Τέσσερις αιώνες Ελληνικής Ζωγραφικής (in Greek). Athens: National Gallery of Greece. pp. 170, 175. ISBN 9607791029.
  2. 1 2 Bolis, Yannis; Misirloglou, Thouli. Untitled II Greek Postwar Abstraction: the heroic years (PDF). ΜΟΜus. pp. 31, 71.
  3. 1 2 3 "2015: A TRIBUTE TO GRUPPO SIGMA". Costas Tsoclis Museum. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Κοντός Δημήτρης". National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Βλάσης Κανιάρης - Paper - 245". AthensVoice (in Greek). 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Exhibitions - "Nuove Tendenze dell΄ Arte in Grecia"". Contemporary Greek Art Institute. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Exhibitions - "Caniaris, Condos, Gaitis, Nikos, Tsoclis"". Contemporary Greek Art Institute. Retrieved 2026-07-17.

Bibliography

  • Bolis, Yannis; Misirloglou, Thouli. Untitled II Greek Postwar Abstraction: the heroic years (PDF). ΜΟΜus.
  • Lambraki–Plaka, Marina, ed. (1999). Εθνική Πινακοθήκη 100 χρόνια: Τέσσερις αιώνες Ελληνικής Ζωγραφικής (in Greek). Athens: National Gallery of Greece.
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