Dimitris Yeros
Illustration — Dimitris Yeros at his studio Dimitris Yeros (1948) (Eλληνικά - Δημήτρης Γέρος) is a Greek artist-photographer. One of the most influential Greek artists of his generation and one of the first Greek artists to present Performances, Body Art, Video Art and Mail Art.
Also recorded as Dimitris Geros · Dēmētrēs Geros · Dimítris Géros
Dimitris Yeros

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- Born
- 1948 · Livadeia.
- Nationality
- Greece
- Occupation
- photographer · painter · artist
- Languages
- Modern Greek
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Illustration — Dimitris Yeros at his studio Dimitris Yeros (1948) (Eλληνικά - Δημήτρης Γέρος) is a Greek artist-photographer. One of the most influential Greek artists of his generation and one of the first Greek artists to present Performances, Body Art, Video Art and Mail Art.
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
He has had 58 individual exhibitions of his works held in Greece and abroad: in Köln, Düsseldorf, New York, Kassel, Strasbourg, Bochum (The Bochum Museum), Oxford, England (Oxford University), Darmstadt, Indiana (Ball State University Art Gallery), Heidelberg, Nicosia, Mannheim, Milan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology), Berlin, Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla-Colombia, Taipei-Taiwan and elsewhere. He has also participated in numerous international group exhibitions, Biennials and Triennials in many parts of the world.
Documentaries
Documentaries
In 2019 he made the documentary Ovil and Usman, lasting 47 minutes. It has been screened at various festivals. In 2021 he made the documentary A Lesbos Diary, lasting 25 minutes. In 2021, ERT2 TV —part of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation— made a 30-minute documentary about his life and his work.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1948
Dimitris Yeros born at Livadeia.
Published works
Published works
Many of his graphics have been published by leading art editors. He illustrated books and magazines. In 1987, UNICEF chose his work The Dangers of Curiosity to print on cards for international circulation. The following books with his works have been published: the collection The Sparkling Bathtub (Kastaniotis Ed., 1976); the photo series Photopoem (Phyllo, 1977); the art book Yeros with text by Yannis Patilis (Phorkys, 1984); Dimitris Yeros, a book-catalogue of painting works (The Bochum Museum, 1986); Dimitris Yeros, a book of painting works with an essay by Professor Chrysanthos Christou (Prefecture of Boeotia, 1998); Theory of the Nude, a book of photographs with an introduction by Peter Weiermair (Planodion, 1998); Periorasis, a book of photographs with a foreword by Michel Deon and an introduction by Pierre Devin (Phyllo, 1999); For a Definition of the Nude, a book of photographs with an introduction by Peter Weiermair (Phyllo, 2000); Dimitris Yeros; a book of painting works Eyemazing - The New Collectible Art Photography with an essay by John Wood (Ermoupolia 2001); Dimitris Yeros on C.P. Cavafy's poems, Kelsey Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan. With an assay by Lauren E. Talalay (2002); DIMITRIS YEROS, Calendar (Harta Publications, Greece, 2007); Wavelength: Dimitris Yeros and Sarantis Karavouzis with an assay by Athena Schina (Kydonieos Foundation, Greece, 2008); Dimitris Yeros, Calendar (Harta publications. Greece, 2008); Shades of Love with foreword by Edward Albee and introduction by John Wood (Insight Editions, 2010); Dimitris Yeros, Photographing Gabriel García Márquez, with foreword by Edward Lucie Smith and afterword by Dimitris Yeros (Kerber Verlag, Germany 2015); Another Narcissus, with a poem by Edward Albee and introduction by John Wood (Phyllo Editions, Greece 2016). In 2010, Insight Editions-California published the book Shades of Love with photographs, inspired by the poems of Constantine P. Cavafy with a foreword by Edward Albee and introduction by John Wood. The book is honored by American Library Association (ALA) and featured on their Top 10 list as one of the best books of the year.
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Works in collections
Works in collections
Numerous works by Dimitris Yeros are to be found in many private collections, national galleries and museums worldwide: Tate Britain, International Center of Photography (New York), National Portrait Gallery, London, The British Museum (London), Kunstmuseum Bochum (Germany), Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (Canada), Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla, National Gallery (Athens), The Cohen Family Collection (New York), Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo), Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art (Oslo), Musée d'Art Contemporain de Chamalières (France), New Hampshire Institute of Art (Boston), The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (New York), Harry Ransom Center (Austin, Texas), Fondazione Benetton (Italy), Benaki Museum (Athens), and elsewhere.
Documents and archives
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The authorities additionally record the headings Dimitris Geros, Dēmētrēs Geros and Dimítris Géros. His recorded language was Modern Greek. Recorded as photographer, painter and artist.
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