EYE CANDY

This Is How You Throw an Art Opening in Mykonos

by Steph Eckardt

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It’s August, high season for New York galleries to put on their annual, all-inclusive, mega-group exhibitions. But on Mykonos, the Greek isle where models go to play, a group show feels like an exclusive retreat. It’s where 16 New York artists are seeking some sun-drenched refuge this summer in “Greek Gotham,” the country’s first exhibit exclusively of New York artists. Brooklyn names like Mira Dancy and KAWS are showing their work at the scenic Dio Horia gallery, in a show curated by art adviser and designer María Brito through the end of the month. There’s a book of the same title that Brito wrote withJeffrey Deitch, too, but the view says it all.

1The view at Dio Hora.

2Installation view

3KAWS, “Bottom of the Sea,” 2016.

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4Installation view

5Matthew Palladino, “Big Cherries,” 2016.

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6Erik Parker, “Hello,” 2014.

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72016 works by Austin Lee.

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8Mira Dancy, “Red Butterfly,” 2016.

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10Greg Bogin, “Happiest,” 2015.

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11Matthew Palladino, “Seven Snakes,” 2016.

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13Nina Chanel Abney, “Listen, Linda! (YO),” 2015.

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15Greg Bogin, “Every Second of Every Minute of Every Day (Red),” 2015.

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16Todd James, “There’s So Much to Life,” 2016.

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17Sunset at Dio Hora

18The scene at the opening dinner

19The scene at the opening dinner