Greek Pavilion at the Venice Biennale presents Andreas Angelidakis: Escape Room

The Ministry of Culture has selected artist Andreas Angelidakis (b. 1968, Athens) to represent Greece at the 61st International Art Exhibition—the Venice Biennale in 2026, with the presentation of an extensive installation at the Greek Pavilion. The project is curated by George Bekirakis, with the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMUS) serving as National Commissioner. With a long-standing and distinguished presence on both the Greek and international art scenes, Andreas Angelidakis has forged a hybrid, research-driven practice that brings architecture into vivid dialogue with the visual arts and digital media. For the 61st International Art Exhibition—the Venice Biennale, Angelidakis presents Escape Room, transforming the Greek Pavilion into a present-day Platonic Cave. Plato’s seminal text is reimagined as an immersive,