Kalos&Klio
Kalos&Klio (Christos Kalos, Klio Tantalidis) is an artist duo born in Thessaloniki, Greece,
where they live and work. The pair has joined forces since 2005 and operates in a
complementary fashion, considering the process of working as one, a path more intriguing.
Kalos&Klio are represented by Kalfayan Galleries.
Klio Tantalidis
EDUCATION
2000
MFA, Digital Arts, (full-tuition scholarship) University of Chicago, IL, USA.
1998
MA, Printmaking, Governor’s State University, Chicago, IL, USA.
1996
BFA, Plastic Arts, (Summa cum laude), University of Groningen, Academy Minerva, The Netherlands.
Certificate, 2004
Museum Studies, Northwestern University, School of Continuing Studies, Chicago, IL, USA.
Teaching Assistant, 2000
University of Chicago, Department of Visual Arts, professor, Laura Letinski.
Christos Kalos
EDUCATION
2000
BA, European Studies Of Photography I.I.E.K.E.S.P. Thessaloniki, GR.
1996
Painting, (Fine Art credit-courses), Boston College, Boston, UK.
EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2015
“Violent Silk” (solo exhibition), Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR. Curated by Panagis Koutsokostas, (part of Action Field Kodra, parallel program, I Need A Hero – Valuable Matters in Valuable Times.)
“ANTALLAXIMA – ΣΥΝ” (group exhibition) (curated by Panagis Koutsokostas), Mytilene, GR.
2014
Solo exhibition, Alma Contemporary Art Gallery, Athens-Thessaly, GR.
“The Lumen Prize” exhibition, shortlist (group exhibition), Onassis Cultural Center, Athens, GR.
Berliner Liste, Contemporary Art Fair, (solo exhibition) participation with Alma Contemporary Art Gallery, Berlin, DE.
“GR Contemporaries: Statement Made” (group exhibition, curated by Artemis Potamianou), Art-Athina (parallel program), Athens, GR.
“Action Field Kodra, Cyber Art Space” (curated by Dimitris Michalaros, Babis Venetopoulos, Panagis Koutsokostas), Art Athina (parallel program), Athens, GR.
“Beauty is Born in Darkness”, group exhibition as part of 49th DIMITRIA, Thessaloniki, GR: The Dream Stealer, video projection in public space, from the series Others in Wonderland. Curated by Thouli Misirloglou.
2013
“Offering” (group exhibition), National Archaeological Museum, Athens, GR. Curated by Manos Stefanidis.
“Lumen Prize” (group exhibition), Arcade Cardiff Gallery, Wales; New York Institute
of Technology, Gallery 61, New York City; Chelsea College of Art & Design, London; The Space Gallery, Hong Kong.
“Buble Wrap” (group exhibition) as part of ‘Reculture-2: Visual Art Festival of Patras’, Patra, GR. Curated by Dimitris Michalaros.
Solo exhibition at Art-Athina – Parallel Program, Platform Project, Athens, GR. Curated by Artemis Potamianou. Curatorial text for the exhibited works of Kalos&Klio: Thanassis Moutsopoulos, Panagis Koutsokostas.
2012
“Liquid Identities” (group exhibition), International Art Festival, Venice, IT.
“ID / Identities” (group exhibition), International Art Festival, Koza Visual Culture and Arts Association, Istanbul, TUR.
“Beijing Design Week”(group exhibition), DESIGNLOBBY.CN & ASIA, China.
“Canton Fair” (group exhibition), DESIGNLOBBY.CN & ASIA, China.
Visual Arts Festival “Anakata” (group exhibition), Municipality Of Stavroupolis, Thessaloniki, GR.
2011
“SYMVIOSIS?”, XV Biennale de la Mediterranée Thessaloniki, GR. Installation “the Triumph of Waste”.
“The Listening Wall”, New City Hall, installation in public space, Thessaloniki, GR.
“+1 Art Festival” (group exhibition), Lazaristes Art Center, Municipality of Stavroupolis, Thessaloniki, GR. Curated by Eli Chryssidou.
“Homo Sapiens In Love”, Booze Cooperativa, Athens, GR. Curated by Katerina Fanouraki, Athens, GR.
“Virtual Vanitas” (solo exhibition), Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR.
“Art to Use” (group exhibition), Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR.
“Holy Art?” (group exhibition), Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR.
Visual Arts Festival “Anakata 24” (group exhibition): ‘The Miracle’, installation in public space, Municipality Of Stavroupolis, Thessaloniki, GR.
2010
“Recompose, Recycle, Reuse” (group exhibition) National Gallery of Kalamata, Municipality of Kalamata, GR. Curated by Thanasis Moutsopoulos.
“Pictor. Exploring The Familiar” (group exhibition as part of Action Field Kodra), Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, GR. Curated by Areti Leopoulou & Domna Gounari.
2009
“Urban Art” (group exhibition), Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR.
“Ιllustrations for International, Cinema Festival (group exhibition), Benaki Museum, Athens, GR.
“GR Hinderland II” (group exhibition , as part of Action Field Kodra, 9th Festival of Visual Arts, Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. Curated by Maria Kenanidou.
2008
“Happy New War”, Guerilla action, video projection, audio visual work at public space, Thessaloniki. (video documentation).
2007
Solo exhibition with ZITA M Gallery: as part of the exhibition ‘Rooms’, organized by Kappatos, Gallery, Athens, GR.
“Eudaimonia”, Athens Imperial Hotel, Athens, GR & Macedonia Pallas Hotel, Thessaloniki, GR.
AWARDS
2013
The Lumen Prize competition award, shortlisted. Artwork: “Pandora’s Box, 2013”.
Artsland, 1st Showcase Juried Winner artwork. Artwork: “Pandora’s Box, 2013”(category:New Media)
2012
International Art Expo, Liquid identities Computer Graphic Competition, Showcase Juried
Winner artwork: “Pandora’s Box, 2013”.
PRESENTATIONS
13/09/2014
“Reweaving the Internet, II ”, ACTION FIELD KODRA, Municipal Theater of Kalamaria “Melina Merkouri”, Thessaloniki, GR. Conference Arts-Aesthetic-Politics: Material Matters, central coordinator Syrago Tsiara.
11/12/2012
“Reweaving the Internet”, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, GR. Department of Architecture, professor, Maria Papadimitriou.
25/5/2011
“From Chaos to Symmetry – A Beautiful Monster”, AKTO College of Art & Design, Athens GR, Convention: “The Form of Beauty and the Shape of Ugliness”
REVIEWS
2016
Sofia Eliza Bouratsis, “Adhésion à la réalité, croyance et art contemporain. Violent Silk de Kalos&Klio”, L’univers de la croyance: Crédulité, emprise sectaire, fanatisme, confiance, foi, espérance, N°31/32, January 2016.
Panagis Koutsokostas, ‘Kalos&Klio. ViolentSilk’. Online: interactive/platform for contemporary art http://interartive.org/2015/04/kalos-klio-violent-silk/
Huffington Post, 10 September 2016
2011
Manos Stefanidis, Epilogos, National Arts Journal Review, Kalos&Klio, National Best, article by
2010
Thanasis Moutsopoulos, “Recompose, Recycle, Reuse, 50 Years of Greek Ready Made, 1960 – 2010”, Municipality of Kalamata (exhibition catalogue)
“Kalos&Klio: Others in Wonderland”, WIP (online magazine), WOP8, issue editor: Areti Leopoulou
http://www.wip.gr/issues/Wip8.pdf
PUBLICATIONS
Panagis Koutsiokostas (ed.), “Kalos&Klio: Violent Silk. Mourning Veils as Objects of Memory”, IANOS publications, Thessaloniki, 2015. Published on the occasion of the solo show at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Texts by Panagis Koutsokostas, Thanasis Moutsopoulos, Vana Tentokali, Kalos&Klio et al. (ISBN 978-618-5141-05-9)
Thanasis Moutsopoulos, “Kalos&Klio: Digital World & Global Trash. A User’s Guide IANOS publications, Thessaloniki, 2015. (ISBN 978-969-6882-43-2)
