From the utopias of antiquity and Plato’s Republic to the Cubo-Futurist manifestos, technological optimism, and the dystopias of our time, the history of humanity has always been imbued with the quest for a better world.

The art exhibition “Tatlin’s Dream. Utopias. The Eternal Return”, curated by Dimitris Trikas, explores these pathways of imagination and political thought, shedding light on how utopia—at times a promise of hope and at others a looming threat—continues to inspire humankind to confront the present and envision the future.

The exhibition is hosted at the Athens Conservatoire, an emblematic modernist “building-utopia” designed by architect Ioannis Despotopoulos, and is accompanied by an extensive public program including talks, performances, and artistic events, in collaboration with universities and research laboratories.

With the support of:
the Archives of Contemporary Social History (ASKI), the Laboratory for the Study of Democracy – E.ME.DI. / DemLab of the Department of Political Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Laboratory for the Study of Institutional Discourse of the Department of Philosophy at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), the Laboratory of Digital Studies of the Department of Sociology at NKUA, the postgraduate program “Philosophy and Sociology of the Arts and Culture” of the Departments of Philosophy at the University of Patras and Sociology at NKUA, the Laboratory of Anthropological Research of the Department of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, the Laboratory of Cultural Management of the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture at Panteion, and AiTHERION – NCSR Demokritos.

Curator: Dimitris Trikas

Opening: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 19:00–21:30
Duration: 02/10/2025 – 01/11/2025
Opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 13:30–21:30
Public program: 26/09 – 01/10 and every Saturday, 16:00–20:00

Venue: Athens Conservatoire – Ioannis Despotopoulos Amphitheatre
17–19 Rigillis & Vasileos Georgiou B’
Athens