- “Mr. Hyde in Front of His Mirror” exhibition runs August 28 – October 15, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Mark, Heraklion.
- 61 works, including the dramatic “Mr. Hyde in Front of His Mirror” series and “Odysseus in Hades”
- Curated by Professor Manos Stefanidis, blending mythology, crisis, and a touch of the monstrous
- Free entrance, weekdays and Saturday
When Art Stares Back at You
If you thought airport arrests were theatrical, wait until you stand in front of Nikos Viskadourakis’s canvases. His new exhibition, Mr. Hyde in Front of His Mirror, opens on August 28 at the Basilica of St. Mark, and it promises a visual exploration of everything you have been avoiding: crises, confinement, mortality, and the general strangeness of being human.
The works—61 in total—swing between the monstrous and the sublime. Hyde glares back from the canvas, while Odysseus wanders through Hades in a side series that has already toured Rethymno and Thessaloniki. It is expressionism turned up loud: deconstructed figures, dark outlines, sudden bursts of red and gold, like ghosts that missed their casting call for a Greek tragedy.
A Heraklion Homecoming
For Viskadourakis, who first exhibited here as a teenager in the 1970s, the Basilica of St. Mark is a familiar stage. This time, though, the drama is more layered—myth meets memory, and the personal dissolves into the political.
As curator Manos Stefanidis puts it, the exhibition is about “Hyde winning or losing against the mirror.” Spoiler: the brushstrokes are messy, but the fight is worth watching.
Exhibition Info
- Basilica of St. Mark – Heraklion Municipal Art Gallery
- August 28 – October 15, 2025
- Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 & 17:00–21:00, Sat 09:00–14:00 (closed Sundays & holidays)
- Free entrance
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