On December 11, 2025, the exhibition All Eyes on Palestine opens in the heart of Athens, bringing together the work of 20 contemporary Palestinian artists whose practices span Gaza, the West Bank, France, the UK, and beyond. Hosted in a newly restored neoclassical building on Karori 15 & Voreou 4, the exhibition stands as a cultural intervention at a time when Palestinian lives, voices, and histories face relentless erasure.
Born between the two Intifadas, these artists negotiate the realities of occupation, exile, and resistance – responding to violence with acts of creation. Their work transforms personal and collective trauma into testimony and cultural affirmation, proving again that art can do what politics often refuses: reveal truth, preserve memory, and insist on humanity.
Working across painting, drawing, printmaking, comics, illustration, photography, video, installation, performance, and multimedia, the artists bring forward a compelling visual language of survival. From hyperreal images of forced migration to interactive performances that centre refugee experiences, All Eyes on Palestine highlights not only the resilience of Palestinian culture under siege, but also the indispensable role of art in resisting erasure.
The selection includes prominent multidisciplinary figures such as Amer Shomali – co-director of The Wanted 18 and director of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit – whose work explores revolutionary iconography through painting, film, and digital media. Visual and multimedia artist Sharif Waked investigates memory, power, and identity, while Palestinian-Danish artist Larissa Sansour uses photography, video, and science-fiction narratives to navigate exile and collective memory. Younger artists such as Bayan Abu Nahla and Malak Mattar offer vivid, poetic depictions of survival and continuity through painting and illustration.
Alongside them, the exhibition presents works by Mahmoud Alhaj, Mahasen Al-Khateeb (in memoriam), Shadi Alzaqzouq, Rana Bishara, Doris Hakim, Raed Issa, Monther Jawabreh, Mohammed Joha, Manal Mahamid, Duaa Qishta, Mohammad Saba’aneh, Shada Safadi, Shareef Sarhan, Basel Zaraa, and Hani Zurob – a group whose diversity of practices collectively narrates the lived reality of Palestinians today.
Curated by Italian curator of Greek descent Elettra Stamboulis, and supported by Greek artist and activist Danae Stratou (president of the Center for Postcapitalist Civilization – mέta) and Greek-Palestinian artist Doris Hakim, the exhibition foregrounds both the poetic clarity and political urgency of Palestinian contemporary art. “Palestinian art exists,” Stamboulis says. “Now it is time for Palestine to exist as well.”
At a moment defined by humanitarian crises and escalating violence, All Eyes on Palestine asserts the visibility of artists and communities too often silenced. It is an urgent act of testimony – one that insists art cannot remain neutral in the face of injustice.
The exhibition also includes a podcast featuring interviews with participating artists, allowing audiences to hear their voices directly. After its run in Athens (December 12, 2025 to January 25, 2026), it will travel to additional European locations, including the Netherlands and Italy.
As a non-profit initiative, all proceeds from artwork sales will go directly to the artists, while crowdfunding has been launched to support production costs, with any surplus funds directed toward Palestine.
All Eyes on Palestine is co-produced by the Center for Postcapitalist Civilization – mέta and DiEM25, reflecting our shared commitment to cultural work that challenges injustice and builds transnational solidarity.
- Opening: December 11, 2025 at 19:00
- Duration: December 12, 2025 –January 25, 2026
- Location: Karori 15 & Voreou 4, Athens
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