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Guided tour of the exhibition "Mount Athos of Konstantinos Xenopoulos. An experiential approach to the Orchard of Panagia"translated

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

On Thursday, September 10, at 6:00 p.m., a guided tour by the artist Konstantinos Xenopoulos is planned in his exhibition presented in the exhibition spaces of the Agioreitiki Hestia. Immediately after the end of the tour, at 19:00, in the garden of the Agioreitiki Hestia, the presentation of the new volume by K. Xenopoulos entitled "KOPOS KE SPOUDI (volume 2) - The wisdom of the artist and the philosophy of art" will take place.

They will talk about the book:

Nektarios Panagopoulos, editor

Maria Loupidou, communications manager

Tryfon Tsobanis, Professor of the Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture, Faculty of Theology, A.U.Th.

Monk Paisios, Elder of the Kalyvi of Agios Ioannou the Theologians of Nea Skete

and the writer-artist, Konstantinos Xenopoulos

Immediately after the presentation, there will be a reception and a musical event with Christos Chalkias and Domna Mega.

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Dušan Stanković

Sounds interesting. I love it when someone who actually lived on Mount Athos draws what he saw with his own eyes, and not just from books. Will there be any paintings from the Kaliva of St. John the Baptist at the exhibition?

Marko Savić

Yes, there will certainly be some from New Scythia, Dušan, because Father Paisija from Kaliva Saint John the Theologian is also among the speakers afterwards. It's interesting to me how Xenopoulos combined personal experience with what he draws - it's not some tourist postcard. I want to hear what he says at the book launch.

Milica Živković

Yes, I also noticed that Paisije's father is from that village, so there must be someone else from Nova Skita. I really like that Xenopoulos draws what he personally experienced on Mount Athos, and not just the beauty from a postcard. Will you go to that book launch?

Zoran Živković

Yes, I also heard that Father Paisius comes from that village in Nova Scythia, so there will be an opportunity to hear something first hand. To me, the most interesting thing is how Xenopoulos combines that "kopos" with everyday life on Gora in the book, and not just empty philosophy. Are you going to that presentation afterwards, Marko?