Thanasis Totsikas

Thanasis Totsikas was born in Nikaia, Larissa, in 1951, where he lives and works. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1967) and at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1970). His practice is multi-layered, spanning sculpture and installation as well as photography, video, painting, and drawing. He is known for his inventive way of composing situations from everyday objects, materials, and tools, within a minimalist aesthetic. From his first solo presentation at Desmos Art Gallery (Athens, 1982) to the present, his work has been widely exhibited in Greece and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions were held at Sylvia Kouvali (London, 2025, and Piraeus, 2024), Rodeo (Piraeus, 2022), and Akwa Ibom (Athens, 2020). He has participated in group exhibitions at the DESTE Foundation (2021, 2013, 1990, 1989), the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (2018), Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris (1990), and the Greek National Gallery—Alexandros Soutsos Museum (1985). He has also taken part in major international events, including the 15th Baltic Triennial (2024–2025), the 1st Athens Biennale (2007), documenta IX (1992), the 19th São Paulo Biennial (1987), the 12th Paris Biennale (1982), and the exhibition “Outlook” in Athens (2003). In 1997, he represented Greece at the 47th Venice Biennale.