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"Cris Gianakos: Spira @ Museum of Contemporary Art,” 360 view magazine
Mathaios Kapetavakis,”the Snail Which Was…Immortal – Spira Didimo from Cris Gianakos,” Crete Doc/Blog
“The Spira of Cris Gianakos,” Efmerida Synakton
Arlene Hirst, “HomeSpun: Chilewich-Sultan Residence,” Dwell Magazine, October
A Tale of Two Artists: Vito Acconci and Cris Gianakos at SVA, 1977, SVA Close Up, November
Sharon Butler, “Last chance: Julian Pretto's Artists, at Minus Space,” Two Coats of Paint, Oct. 23
Ioanna Kelftogianni, “Just Like Minoans, Petite with Narrow Waist,” Elefetheroytyria, June 3
Lentianna Allatini, Elefteros Typos
Katerina Lymperopoulou, "Poros Embraces Contemporary Art," To Vima, Athens, Greece, May 18
Stephanie Bailey, “Two Brothers,” Odyssey Magazine, Summer
Katerina Lymperopoulou, "Greek Artists from the Diaspora," To Vima, Athens, Greece, February 27
George Karoetzaki, "Greek Artists Without Borders," Elefterotipia, Athens, Greece, May 11.
“Summer 2008,” Odyssey Publications, Inc. July/August, Washington, DC
Maria Tselemedou, “With Cris Gianakos in Poros,” Culture, August
Alexandra Koroxenidis, “Geometry and Classical Symmetry in the Work of Cris Gianakos,” AthensPlus, August 8
Lucy Lippard, “Out of the Past,” Artforum, February
Costas Picadas, “Cris Gianakos. Soho For Ever,” ET Weekly, Athens, Greece, March.
Benjamen Walker, “Warholia: Putting Warhol Authenticity to the Test,” interview broadcast, WNYC New York Public Radio, August 14
Nikos Samaras, “Interview on Contemporary Art,” IPD (Institute of Port Development), DVD Videorecording
Jeffery Silberstein, “Making a Radical Change,” Florida Design, October.
“Exhibit Tracks 20 Years of Work,” The Tuscaloosa News, January 7
“Spirit of New York,” The Riverdale Press, December 2
“Spirit of New York,” Bronx Times Reporter, November 25
Katerina Gregos and Sania Papa, “ARCO Panorama ’04,” ARCO Contemporary Art, Autumn
Alexandra Koroxenidies, “A Visual Arts Festivity in the City’s Center,” Kathmerini (English edition), Herald Tribune, August 13
Iota Sykka, “Imagination, Daring, Freshness in Athens,” Kathmerini (English edition), Herald Tribune, July 24
Anders Sjogren, “Tva Man Och En Stolspacering,” Vaster Bottens – Kurren, June
Alexandra Koroxenidies, “Sculpture Made of Ramps: Cris Gianakos’s Works at Thessaloniki’s State Museum of Contemporary Art,” Kathmereni (English edition), Oct 24.
Thanasis Gogadis, “Ramps, Cris Gianakos,” Masadonian Panselinos, November
Alistair R Noble, review of Cristos Gianakos, "Crosby Street Project," at Stark Gallery, New York, Sculpture, January
Mark Daniel Cohen, “Modern Odysseys,” review of the exhibition Greek American Artists of the 20th Century, Queens Museum of Art, January
"Modern Odysseys," review of the exhibition held at the State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, Art News, October
Richard Kalina, in Import/Export, "Odyseus's Progeny," Art in America, September
"Community: A Grand Slam," The Suffolk Times, August 31
“Modern Odysseys Artists,” photo essay with text, KLIK, December
Katerina Roskina, photos and essay, Odyssey Magazine, November-December.
Stergios Delialis, "Design - Works from the Permanent Collection," Pop & Rock, July-August
Stergios Delialis, "With God on Our Side," Minima Artis, July-August
“Pratt’s Parklike Campus is a Sculpture,” The New York Times, July 18
Anders Bjorkman, "KONST: Med Smak Au Bjassen Ragulin," Vasterbottens-Kurren, May 8
Annica Wennstrom, "Sparsmakade Former," Konst, May
Bennett Simpson, "Large Scale Drawings from the Kramarsky Collection, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art," Art on Paper, Sept-Oct
Costas Picades, "Cris Gianakos," photo essay, Harper's Bazaar, Man, Summer
Grace Glueck, "Large Scale Drawings from the Collection of Wynn Kramarsky, The Adrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT,” The New York Times, April 24
William Zimmer, "Matters of Scale, and of Nostalgia, Too," review of "Large Scale Drawings from the Collection of Wynn Kramarsky, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT,” The New York Times, March 8
George Armaos and Peggy Sotirhos, "Cris Gianakos's Ramps in Maroussi and Zumikon,"The Greek American, February 7
"Art in the City," Hareklea Hari, Architecture A3
"Cristos Gianakos in Thessaloniki," ARTI, Volume 36, 1997
Tania Duvergne and George Armaos, "Cristos Gianakos's Maroussi Ramp: Sculptor's Experience and Interview with George Armaos," Art Press, May
Roberta Smith, "Drawing from Life," The New York Times, February 7.
Barbro Mannfeldt, "Natur och Kultur/Samspel," Vasterbottens Folkblad, Kultur.
Anders Bjorkman, "Listigt, Lustigt, Strangt och Obonhorligt," Vasterbottens-Kuriren Konst.
Vicky Karaiskou, translated by Andrea Gilbert, "Critical Notes and Reviews: Cristos Gianakos," review of Alpha Delta exhibition in December 1994-January 1995, Arti International, May/June
"Mirage II", Print Review, The Print Collectors News Letter, March-April
"Mirage I", Print Review, The Print Collectors News Letter, January-February
Beverly Levinger,"The Freedman Celebrates Art of Cultural Diversity," Eagle Times, February
Alexandra De Rochefort, "Great Ideas," HG, September
Athina Schina, "Cristos Gianakos: Structural Determinism and Formal Correlations," ARTI Volume 11
Bia Papadopuolu, Review, La Mia Casa, December
Bia Papadopoulu, Elle, November
John Dorsey, "Art Review," The Sun, December
Jo Dustin, "Signes Habites," Le Drapeau Rouge, January
Stephane Rey, "Gianakos," L'Echo, January
"Lentre Terre et Ciel de Cristos Gianakos," Le Soir, December
Shoichiro Higuchi, "Cristos Gianakos," Shotenkenchiku Volume 35, No 10, October
Edward J Sozanski, "New Berwind Show Shows off Gallery," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27
William Zimmer, "Sculpture Garden Yields Bumper Crop," The New York Times, September 16
Bia Papadopoulu, "The Art Arena," Design + Art in Greece, September
Dimitri Coromilas, "In USA-Amherst-Cristos Gianakos," Ta
Lawrence Marks, "Fine and Dandy Yankee Doodles," London Observer, August 12
Lennart Larson, "Wanas Slottsutstallning," Affars Sverige, August 3
Birgitta Rubin, “Maktsprak Muskler och Kultplatser," Dagens Nyheter, Kultur & Nojen, July 9
Shoichiro Higuchi, "Cristos Gianakos 'Bridge to Heaven' by Cristos Gianakos," Idea, series 10: Art in New York Today,
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Helen A Harrison, "Exhibition Continues the Spirit of Valentine's Day," The New York Times, March 5
Stephen Westfall, "Cristos Gianakos at Julian Pretto/Berland Hall," Art in America, November
Gloria Russell, "Gianakos Exhibit Challenges Viewer," Springfield Sunday Republican, November 26
Alfred Sturtevant, Stroll, "Socrates Sculpture Park - An Open Air Studio Across the River," The Magazine of Outdoor Art Street Culture, Spring
Alexis Lathem, "Cristos Gianakos, A Stairway to Heaven," 108 Review, March/April.
Dimitri Coromilas, "Minos Beach Art Symposium," Katoikia June/July/August
Victoria Donohue, "A Tiny Showcase with Lofty Aims," The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29
Stephen Westfall, "Cristos Gianakos at Oscarsson Siegeltuch," Art in America, February.
Amei Wallach, "Sculpture Alfresco," New York Newsday, May
Elaine Feldman, "Park for Art's Sake," New York Magazine, May
Michael Brenson, "City as Sculpture Garden: Seeing The New and Daring," The New York Times, July 17
Birgitta Rubin, "Motpol Till Kaoset," Dagens Nyheter, January 11
Lena Drameus, "Skulptur Tar Form Med Varvets Hjalp," Sydvenskan Malmo, June 6
Bertil Palmqvist, "Konst For en Storstad," Arbetet, June 6
Michael Brenson, "What's New Around Town in Outdoor Sculpture" The New York Times
Lars-Goran Oredsson, "Big Scale 85," Paletten 3/85, October
Bridgita Ohlsson, "Jattes Kulptuer I Festival Malmo," Arbetet, August
Jan Christer Falk, "Monumental and Intimt," International Kunst I Sveriga, Tigue Efterar August
Marja Kyllonen, "Krista Mikkol Avaa Upeasti," Ilta-Sanomat, October 18
Lassi Poikonen, "Krista Mikkolan Galleria Uusiin Tiloihin Aurinkoinen Kreetalainen Nakee Traivaita Jakulmia," Iltaklubi, October 17
Oh, "Gianakos," Ullern Avis Oslo, September
Asa Berntsson, "Review," Sudsvenska Dagbladat Snallposten, May 30
John Peter Nilsson, "Review," Kvalls Posten, June 4
Bengt Fredrikson, "Kanda Konstnarer Smyckar Malmos Gator," Skanska Dagbladet, June 6
Joan Shepard, "Squaring Art with History: Cubism and Constructs," The New York Daily News
Grace Glueck, "Tit for Tatlin," The New York Times, November 16
April Kingsley, "Art Outdoors-Special Notes," Art Xpress, May
Asa Berntsson, Review, Sydsvenska Dagbladat Snallposten, May
Grace Glueck, "A Critics Guide to the Outdoor Sculpture Shows," The New York Times, June 11
Anthony Bannon, "Sculptures of Three Artists Carve Diverging Paths on Artpark Grounds," Buffalo Evening News, July 22
Carole Bovoso, "After the Wrecker's Ball," The Village Voice, September 21
Ronny Cohen, "Artpark," Review, Artforum, December
Alan Artner, Review, Chicago Tribune, February
Mike Santangelo, "Pratt Serves Up Sculpture Alfresco,” The Daily News, April 8
Sarah McFadden, "Going Places, Part II: The Outside Story," Art in America, Summer.
Mary Anne Staniszewski, "Sitesights", ArtNews.
Kathi Norklun, "Bringing Art Outside the Museum Walls", Washington Market Review, March
William Zimmer, "Pelagos," The Soho Weekly News, May 3
David Shirey, "New Approaches to the Heroic," The New York Times, October 21
Malcolm Preston, "Art Review: Sculptured Architectural Form," Newsday, December 1.
Peter Frank, "Where is New York?” Artnews, November
William Zimmer, Review, The Soho Weekly News, February
David Bourdon, "Music to the Eyes," The Village Voice, March 10
Barbara Zucker, "A Collection in Progress: Collection of Helen Herrick and Milton Brutten", Artnews, November
Review, Artnews, February
Martin Arnold, "Elements Dampen a Flour Creation but Not the Artist's Appreciation," The New York Times, October 15
Robert Pincus-Witten, "A Plastics Presence," Artforum, January
John Perrault, "Street Works III," The Village Voice, June 5
John Perrault, "See-Throughs and Early Neon," The Village Voice, February
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Wanas Kunst Guide, Editors: Albin Hillervik, Elisabeth Millqvist
Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architechture, curated and essays, Gabriele Evertz
1975, "Out of the Box", Stephen Westfall
Accíones en la Calle: Street Works in New York and Latin America circa 1970, curated and catalogue, Gillian Sneed
"Welcome: The European Hospitality and its Borders", curated and catalogue, Megakles Rogakos
"10 Summers", curated and catalogue, Dr. Tatiana Spinari-Pollalis
"Reflections on Art and Literature", curated and essays, Artemis Potamianou and Thalia Vrachopoulos
Primary Sources / Documenting SVA and the New York Art World 1966-1985, Curators Beth Kelber and Zachary Sachs
Dialogues with Time: Cris Gianakos at the Archeological Museum of Poros, curated and essay, Dr. Tatiana Spinari-Pollalis
The PATHS: Charting, Navigating & Bridging, Simons Center Art Gallery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Curated and essay by Alastair Noble
Objets en process/Objects in Progress (Apres la dematerialisation de l'art/After the Dematerialisation of Art), "In Search of the Insignificant Street Work, 'Borderline' Art and Dematerilasation", Anna Dezeuze, MetisPresses, Geneva, Switzerland, Ileana Parvu, editor
Michael Michaeledes, Thalea Stefanidou, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
MINUS SPACE en Oaxaca: Panorama de 31 artistas internacionales, Multiple Cultural Venues, Oaxaca, Mexico
Kerameikos, published by Cube Art Editions, Athens, Greece, 48-page hard cover, cloth bound book with 21 photographs tipped in, 200 copies numbered and signed by the artist
Power to the Imagination: Artists, Posters and Politics, The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. Catalogue by Jürgen Döring
Polyglossia, Alexander S. Onassis Exhibition Hall, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece, Curated and essay by Marilena Karra
Cephalonia Oracle, Cephalonia Botanica, Sculptures in the Garden, Cephalonia, Greece, Curated and essay by Bia Papadopoulou
Summer 2008, Cris Gianakos, Gallery Citronne, Poros, Greece, Curated and essay by Dr. Tatiana Spinari-Pollalis
Silent Dialogues: Multi-Media Portraits Throughout Time, The American College of Greece, Essay by Megakles Rogakos, ACG Art Curator
560 Broadway A New York Drawing Collection of Work, 1991-2006, New York, NY, Edited by Amy Eshoo, with contributions by Derrick R. Cartwright, James Cuno, Elizabeth Finch, Josef Helfenstein, Glenn D. Lowry, David Mickenberg, Ann Philbin, Earl A. Powell III, Jock Reynolds, and Townsend Wolfe
Ithaca Regained: Greek Artists in New York, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY, Text by Dr Irving Sandler
Made in USA, Helenic American Union, Athens, Greece, Text by Giorgos Tzirtzilakis
Cris Gianakos: The Portalakis Collection, Athens, Greece, Text by John Yao
Yellow Pages, Projects ou Team 404, 1997-2004, Elart Publications, Switzerland
Big Birthday Book—A Festschrift for Richard Kostelanetz’ 60th (65th) Year, Libros de Barba, New York
Inside Outside—The Beltsos Collection, Hellenic American Union, Athens, Greece
Olympic Gridlock, Athina by Art, curated for 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece
Texts by AICA, Hellas
Cris Gianakos, Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue, State Museum of Contemporary Art,
Thessaloniki, Greece, Text by Thomas McEvilley
Art at Wanas, Wanas Sculpture Park, Knislinge, Sweden, Text by Marika Wachtmeister
Modern Odysseys: Greek-American Artists of the 20th Century, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, Texts by Peter Selz, William Valerio, Katerina Koskina and Peter Pappas
Modern Odysseys: Greek-American Artists of the 20th Century, Queens Museum of Art, New York, Texts by Peter Selz, William Valerio, Katerina Koskina and Peter Pappas
Umedalen Skulptur 99, Umedalen Sculpture Park, Umea, Sweden
Stockhom Art Fair 11-14 March 99, "Cristos Gianakos" Fokus, Galleri Stefan Andersson
The Emfietzoglou Collection, Modern and Contemporary Greek Art, Athens Greece,
Text by Efi Strousa
Den Stokiga Samtiden I En Slottspark Wanas, Sweden, Text by Jan Torsten Ahlstrand, Sune Nordgren and Marika Wachtmeister
Umedalen Skulptur 98 Umedalen Sculpture Park, Umea, Sweden, Text by Sverker Sorlin
Umea Kultur (UMESE) 1998 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Umea, Sweden, Text by Anders Bjorkman
Large Scale Drawings from the Collection of Wynn Kramarsky, The Aldrich Museum of
Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, Text by Richard Klein
ACRO, No 3 Design Publication, Thessaloniki, Greece
Gridlock, Thessaloniki Culture Capital of Europe 1997, Alaca Imaret, Thessaloniki, Greece, Text by Yorghos Tzirtzilakis
Kommunicerande Karl, Umedalen Skulptur 96 Essay by Lars Sahlin
Defigurations: Drapeaux de Papier, Revue Francaise D'Etudes Americaines Presses
Universitaires de Nancy, Pierre Fresnault-Deruelle
ARTI, "Cristos Gianakos - Structural Determinism and Formal Correlations," Athens, Greece, Text by Athena Schina
Track Two, 55 Ferris Street, Brooklyn, NY, Text by Frederieke S. Taylor
Alpha Delta Gallery, Athens, Greece, Text by Barbara Cavaliere
Le Salon d’Art, Bruxelles, Belgium, Exhibition, Text by George Meurant
One Person Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA,
Text by Stephen Westfall
Big Scale - 85, Skulptureexperiment Vid Foresta Malmo Festivalen, Malmo Kulturstodnamnd, Malmo, Sweden
Minos Beach Art Symposium, Artbook 4, Essays by Illopoulou, Messer, Oliva, Restany
The Modern Poster, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, Text by Stuart Wrede
Sculpture: Walk On/Sit Down/Go Through, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY, Text by Janice Parente and Phyllis Stigliano, Curators
The Artist Plastic Guide to Polyester Resins, Creative Plastic Institute
Gianakos, Galerie Nordenhake, Malmo, Sweden; Galeria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland; Galeri Riis, Oslo, Norway, Text by Steven Henry Madoff
American Artist, The Krantz Company, Chicago, Illinois Text by Les Krantz
Sculpture at BMCC, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY, New York, NY,
Text by Morty Schiff
Offset: A Survey of Artist's Books, New England Foundation for the Arts Inc, by Gary Richman
The Modern American Poster, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan, Published by The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and the Museum of Modern Art, New York Text by Stewart Johnson
Connections: Bridges/Ladders/Ramps/Staircases/Tunnels, Institute of Contemporary Art,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Text by Hal Foster
Cul de Sac, Artpark '82, Lewiston, New York, NY, Text by Ronnie Cohen
Art in Our Times, Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, Text by Peter Selz
Karavan, Museum Ludwig, Koln, Germany, Osten Catalogue for Doni Karavan, Text by Karl Ruhrberg
Architectural Sculpture, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, CA, Text by William Zimmer
Cristos Gianakos, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Roslyn, NY, Text by William Zimmer
Let There Be Light, Alternative Center for International Arts, New York, NY, Introduction by Carlo M Lamagna
Collection in Progress, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Selections from the Collection of Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick, Text by Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick
Images of An Era: The American Poster, 1945-1975, National Collection of Fine Arts,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Color, Sponsored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Published by Champion Papers
Plastics for Artists and Craftsmen, Harry B Hollender, Published by Watson Guptil, New York, NY
A Plastic Presence, The Jewish Museum, New York, Exhibition Catalogue, Introduction by Tracy Atkinson
Words and Images, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Made of Plastic, Flint Institute of Art, MI
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KERAMEIKOS, 48 pages and hard cover
RAMPS, 52 pages
ME, 250 pages
16 Views, 16 pages
The White Pit of Mykonos, 12 pages