Amanzoe on the east coast of Greece’s Peloponnese is turning its clifftop resort into a contemporary art trail this summer, with a new exhibition that places sculpture directly into its gardens, terraces and courtyards. The show, Life Cycles, runs from May 22 to October 31, 2026 and is created in collaboration with Athens-based Zoumboulakis Galleries.
At its core, this is a site-wide exhibition rather than a gallery show. Works are placed across the property so guests can see them as they move through the resort, from the Library and poolside terraces to the lavender gardens and shaded walkways. The idea is simple: art is part of the stay, not something separate from it.
The exhibition brings together four leading Greek female artists—Marina Karella, Alexandra Athanassiades, Nikomachi Karakostanoglou and Despina Flessa—in their first joint presentation. Their practices differ in material and approach, but they share a focus on time, transformation and how meaning shifts across generations.
In the Library, Marina Karella’s sculptures explore light, shadow and fabric-like form. Works such as The Gold Cloth and Hibiscus reference classical Greek visual language, but sit firmly in a contemporary context shaped by decades of international practice.
Outside in the lavender gardens, Alexandra Athanassiades places hand-hammered sculptures from her Armour and Horses series among the planting. The contrast is deliberate—industrial surfaces set against soft landscape—touching on ideas of resilience, identity and how experience accumulates over time.
By the pool, Nikomachi Karakostanoglou’s marble works from Sacred Vessels draw on ancient votive objects. The pieces are designed for close viewing, with surfaces that shift in tone as natural light changes through the day, bringing attention to material, memory and ritual form.
Elsewhere in the Library, Despina Flessa presents aluminium sculptures from Fossils and Shades, alongside graphite drawings from Folding Landscapes. Her work looks at what survives and what is reconstructed, using archaeology as a starting point for ideas around absence, preservation and reinterpretation.
The setting itself is part of the experience. Amanzoe, designed by architect Ed Tuttle, is defined by collonaded walkways, open courtyards and wide views across the coastline. The resort’s name—combining the Sanskrit word for peace and the Greek word zoe, meaning life—ties neatly into the exhibition’s focus on continuity and connection to place.
Alongside the installations, the resort is running a programme of low-key cultural experiences, including guided tours and small group sessions with artists. For those not staying on site, access is also possible via dining reservations at restaurants such as Nura at the Beach Club and Akari by the pool.
All pieces are available for purchase through Zoumboulakis Galleries or the resort’s art team, positioning Life Cycles as both an exhibition and a collecting opportunity, set within one of Greece’s most recognisable luxury resorts.
