Denia Kazakou is the owner of RedD Gallery - a Contemporary Art Gallery in the Old Town of Chania, on a beautiful island of Crete in Greece, where she’s exhibiting works by emerging and established artists. She’s also a PR veteran in the art industry, running her own agency - RedD PR, helping to promote artists internationally. The name stems from Denia’s past haircut of fiery red hair!
We talked about the state of the contemporary art in 2020, the outlook for the art space in 2021 and beyond, how to get into collecting art, supporting artists, and Denia shared a bunch of great artists and resources with us to explore!
Books to read recommended by Denia:
Management of Art Galleries
A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women)
Contemporary Artists recommended by Denia:
Justice Mukheli: race, activism, acceptance
Elisa Valenti: feminism, body acceptance
Jamie McCartney: feminism, body acceptance, sociopolitics, bonus: news on the plagiarism drama
Clemence Vazard: feminism, body acceptance
Fleur Helluin: feminism, gender roles
Betty Tompkins (site with explicit content): hard core feminism, #metoo movement, sociopolitics
Andrea Tyrimos: mental health
Ludovic Nkoth: race
Jillian Edelstein: race, sociopolitics
Maria’s favourite street art duo - KAMLAURENE
Connect with Denia over Instagram!
