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xhibition: The Museum of


Cycladic Art is hosting an exhibition of works by Brit- ish artist Sarah Lucas until September 12. Under the title “Sar- ah Lucas/ Nuds Cy- cladic” the display fea- tures new art


work from the Nuds series – a self-reflective series that moves away from the gender-based critique of Lucas’ work in the 90s, which takes the earlier fig- urative ‘bunny’ sculpture series to a more abstract form.


M usic:


This July, the Rock- w a v e Fest ival re t u r n s to Terra V i b e , M a l - a k a s a ,


37km north of Athens. The 14th Rockwave Festival is coming to “mix it up” with a unique recipe to quench the thirst of the most de- manding audience, at the Terra Vibe Park on July 7, 10 and 11. This year’s line- up includes The Black Eyed Peas, Gogol Bordello, Fat- boy Slim, Massive Attack, along with Greek artists such as Yiannis Angelakas and K.BHTA.


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xhibition: For the first time,


the Benaki museum is hosting an exhibition with works by painter Anna Boghiguian, whose water- colours act as guides to Cavafy’s poems and t r a n s f e r s


the spectator to the magi- cal landscape of Alexan- dria. The exhibition forms part of the VIP Programme of Art Athina, and will car- ry on until September 19.


Business with an Asian giant


support for the Greek government’s efforts to tackle the economic cri- sis. “There is mutual desire by Athens and Beijing to strengthen beneficial cooperation in order to deal with the economic crisis,” said Zhang Dejang. During his visit, Mr Zhang was re- ceived by the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias and also attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minis- ter George Papandreou.


On 15 June China reaf- firmed its will to tighten business relations with Greece by signing 14 bi- lateral agreements, dur- ing a visit to Athens by the Asian country’s vice- premier Zhang Dejiang.


Mr Zhang, who was ac- companied by members of the Chinese Council of ministers, was invited


by his Greek counter- part, Theodoros Pan- galos. The agreements signed covered collabo- rations between the two countries in the shipping, transport, tourism and telecommunications sec- tors, as well as exports of Greek olive oil to China.


The Chinese vice-pre- mier reiterated Beijing’s


A visit to… Cyclades!


the breathtaking coasts, the deep blue sea of the Aegean, the most taste- ful local dishes, and the warm hospitality right- fully bring this part of the Mediterranean to the top of the world’s holiday


preferences.


The Cyclades are the most touted cluster of is- lands in the Aegean, with some of the most beautiful Mediterranean locations!


Of the hundreds of larger or smaller islands and islets in the cluster, only 25 are inhabited; places of summer dreams such as Santorini, Mykonos, Delos, Paros, Antiparos, Naxos, Ios, Syros, Tinos, Milos, Kea, Amorgos, Sifnos, Serifos, Andros, Kythnos, Kimolos, Anafi, Folegandros, Sikinos, and


Koufonisia can be found here. In Greek mythology the Cyclades (meaning the circle the islands form around the sacred island of Delos) were created by the God Poseidon, who turned the Cyclades nymphs into islands.


Today, the islands repre- sent the beauty of Greece in all its majesty. The spellbinding co-existence of white and blue in the islands’ architecture, the traditional way of life, the wonderful beaches and


Each island also offers something unique to its visitor – Mykonos and its famous vibrant night-life; Santorini, the volcanic isle, claiming the top spot for the most romantic place on earth with the in- imitable sunset; Tinos, the religious pilgrimage cen- tre of the Greek Orthodox world; Naxos, the largest and greenest island of the group; Paros with its at- tractive landscape; Syros, where the Cyclades’ capi- tal Ermoupolis is located, with the distinct Italianate architecture; Delos, a site scattered with archaeo- logical treasures; Milos with the spectacular rock formations and so on.


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Chinese shipping gi- ant Cosco has already struck a deal with the Greek government to manage two container terminals at Piraeus port for the next 35 years.


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