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Angelo Plessas
Angelo Plessas lives and works in Athens. The central aim in Plessas’ work is to highlight the ambiguous approach of spirituality with technology, opening up themes on the human condition, social relations, identity and freedom of speech. Plessas’ activities range from performances to artist residencies; from self-publishing to interactive websites; and from neon sculpture to quilting. Over the last few years, he has organized the annual, weeklong gatherings of the Eternal Internet Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Experimental Education Protocol. He is the founder of the space P.E.T Projects in Athens. His work has been exhibited internationally in large-scale exhibitions and art institutions, such as documenta 14, both in Kassel and in Athens; The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Jeu de Paume, Centre Pompidou, Paris; the DESTE Foundation, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens; and Frieze Projects 2013, London. He is a Fulbright alumnus, and was awarded the DESTE Prize in 2015.