The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011- Damien Hirst, Gagosian Gallery
From 12 January to 10 March 2012 The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery’s eleven locations in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong, opening worldwide on January 12, 2012. Most of the paintings are being lent by private individuals and public institutions, more than 150 different lenders from twenty countries. Conceived as a single exhibition in multiple locations. The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 makes use of this demographic fact to determine the content of each exhibition according to locality.The exhibition includes more than 300 paintings. The oldest spot was created in 1986, the smallest painting is 1 x 1 / 2 inches (1996), the largest one comprises only four points, each 60 inches in diameter. The exhibition also includes the most recent spot painting by the British artist completed in 2011. It contains 25,781 spots, which are 1 mm in diameter each, with no single colour repeated. Opening hours: Monday to Friday - 11 am to 6 pm Address: Gagosian Gallery, Athens, 3, Merlin Street, Kolonaki Contact details: athens@gagosian.com or tel.: + 30 2103640215

Jonathan Meese Exhibition
The German painter and artist Jonathan Meese presents his first solo exhibition in Athens. It includes works of painting, collage, slogans, graffiti, and sculptures with references to history, ancient and modern pop culture. The exhibition is arranged at Bernier-Eliades Gallery from 12 January to 1 March 2012. Address: 11, Eptakalou Street, Athens - 11851 Contact details: Tel.: +30 (210) 341-3936-7 Fax: +30 (210) 341-3938 INFO: BERNIER@BERNIER-ELIADES.GR

Exhibition of dinosaurs at the Natural Museum of London in The Mall Athens
The Natural History Museum of London presents an exciting exhibition of DINOSAURS. This has been one of the most interesting and exciting exhibitions in recent years and it is now in The Mall Athens. Children can participate in various interactive activities in the role of researchers to discover what these creatures ate, how they lived, where they came from and how they disappeared. The 850 m2 of the fourth floor of The Mall Athens are filled with models of dinosaurs and other great scientific discoveries related to their existence. Opening date: 4 December 2012. Closing date: 4 March 2012; Opening hours: Monday to Friday - from 9 am to 9 pm; Saturday and Sunday - from 10 am to 10 pm; Ticket prices: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1:30 pm - € 5; Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 9 pm - € 9 (adults) and € 7 (children under 18 years); Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9 am to 9 pm - € 9 (adults) and € 7 (children under 18 years); Tel.: +30210947 2029; For schools: € 5. For school visits, contact us by phone: +30 210 7280200

100 Years of a Living Art- history of the Greek costume
Greek national costumes are exhibited in the Museum on 7, Dimokritou Street in the metropolitan district of Kolonaki. It is organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Lyceum of Greek Women. The exhibition presents a small part of the collection of the Lyceum, which includes over 25,000 items. The Museum of the history of Greek costume is open from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 2 pm. The exhibition will continue until December 2012.

CARMEN SOUZA - jazz by the new diva from Cape Verde
Cool breeze of ease and love thrill brings the music by the young and talented Carmen Souza. She will perform before Athenian audience between 15 and 19 February at Half Note club. Her voice has the sad romantic sound of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone and her early musical career began in a gospel choir at an early age. Carmen Souza: vocals, Theo Pas'cal: bass, Jonathan Idiagnonya: piano, Mauricio Zottarelli: drums. Half Note, 17, Trivoniano Str., Metz, 210 9213310. Ticket price: between 20-25 euro depending on the zone, for students - 15 euro. Programme of performances: Wednesday - Saturday at 10:30 pm (doors open at 9:30 pm), Sunday at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:15 pm). www.halfnote.gr

CARMEN SOUZA - jazz by the new diva from Cape Verde
Cool breeze of ease and love thrill brings the music by the young and talented Carmen Souza. She will perform before Athenian audience between 15 and 19 February at Half Note club. Her voice has the sad romantic sound of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone and her early musical career began in a gospel choir at an early age. Carmen Souza: vocals, Theo Pas'cal: bass, Jonathan Idiagnonya: piano, Mauricio Zottarelli: drums. Half Note, 17, Trivoniano Str., Metz, 210 9213310. Ticket price: between 20-25 euro depending on the zone, for students - 15 euro. Programme of performances: Wednesday - Saturday at 10:30 pm (doors open at 9:30 pm), Sunday at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:15 pm). www.halfnote.gr

The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011- Damien Hirst, Gagosian Gallery
From 12 January to 10 March 2012 The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery’s eleven locations in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong, opening worldwide on January 12, 2012. Most of the paintings are being lent by private individuals and public institutions, more than 150 different lenders from twenty countries. Conceived as a single exhibition in multiple locations. The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 makes use of this demographic fact to determine the content of each exhibition according to locality.The exhibition includes more than 300 paintings. The oldest spot was created in 1986, the smallest painting is 1 x 1 / 2 inches (1996), the largest one comprises only four points, each 60 inches in diameter. The exhibition also includes the most recent spot painting by the British artist completed in 2011. It contains 25,781 spots, which are 1 mm in diameter each, with no single colour repeated. Opening hours: Monday to Friday - 11 am to 6 pm Address: Gagosian Gallery, Athens, 3, Merlin Street, Kolonaki Contact details: athens@gagosian.com or tel.: + 30 2103640215