Athena Tacha | |
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 Artist Athena Tacha in front of her 36 Years of Aging, Eclipse Gallery, Arlington, VA, 2008 | |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
| Education | Athens School of Fine Arts, M.A. in sculpture (1959) Oberlin College, M.A. in art history (1961) Sorbonne, Doctorate in aesthetics (1963) |
| Known for | environmental sculpture public sculpture, conceptual art |
Athena Tacha (Greek: Αθηνά Τάχα; b. 1936 in Larissa,[1] Greece), is a multimedia visual artist. She is best known for her work in the fields of environmental public sculpture and conceptual art. She also worked in a wide array of materials including stone, brick, steel, water, plants, and L.E.D. lighting. photography, film, and artists’ books. Tacha's work focused on personal narratives, and often plays with geometry and form.
- ^ Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001