Eleni Vakalo (; 1921–2001) was a Greek poet, art critic and art historian.
Biography Eleni Vakalo, née Stavrinou, was born on 26 October 1921, in Constantinople, and in 1922 her parents moved to Athens.Dictionary of modern Greek literature: People - Works - Movements - Terminology, Patakis, 2007 She studied archaeology at the University of Athens (1940–45) and art history at Sorbonne (1948). In 1944 she married the painter George Vakalo (1902–1991).
Vakalo wrote 14 books of poetry and nine volumes of art theory and art history. As an art critic she was a columnist between 1955 and 1975. She founded the with her husband in 1958 and was an instructor there until 1990. Vakalo's works have proven difficult to translate as her unexpected retooling of Greek syntax gives rise to grammatical ambiguity.
Vakalo died on 10 October 2001 in Athens.
Awards First State Award for Poetry, 1991 Essay Award of the Academy of Athens, 1997 Honorary degree in history-archaeology from the University of Thessaloniki, 1998 Honorary degree from the University of Derby, 2000
Bibliography
Poetry Theme and Variations (Θέμα και Παραλλαγές), Athens, Icaros, 1945 Recollections from a nightmarish city (Αναμνήσεις από μια εφιαλτική πολιτεία), Athens, 1948 In the form of theorems (Στη μορφή των θεωρημάτων), Athens, 1951 The Forest (Το Δάσος), Athens, Karavia, 1954 Mural (Τοιχογραφία), Athens, The Friends of Literature, 1956 Age's diary (Ημερολόγιο της ηλικίας), Athens, Diphros, 1958 Description of the body (Περιγραφή του σώματος), Athens, Diphros, 1959 The Concept of blind people (Η Έννοια των τυφλών), Athens, 1962 The Way of being in danger (Ο Τρόπος να Κινδυνεύομε), Athens, 1966 Genealogy/Γενεαλογία (Greek-English edition, English translation by Paul Merchant), The Rougemont Press, 1971 Of the World (Του Κόσμου), Athens, Kedros, 1978 The foolishness of Ma Rodalina (Οι παλάβρες της Κυρά-Ροδαλίνας), Athens, Ypsilon, 1984 Events and Stories of Ma Rodalina (Γεγονότα και Ιστορίες της Κυρά-Ροδαλίνας), Athens, 1990 The Other Face of the Thing. Poetry 1954–1994 (Το Άλλο του Πράγματος. Ποίηση 1954–1994), Athens, Nepheli, 1995 Selected poems (Επιλεγόμενα), Athens, Nepheli, 1997
Art theory Introduction to Topics of Painting (Εισαγωγή σε Θέματα Ζωγραφικής), Athens, Athens School of Fine Arts, 1960 12 Lectures on Modern Art (12 Μαθήματα για τη Σύγχρονη Τέχνη), Athens, "Hour", Centre of Art and Culture, 1973 The Concept of Forms. Reading Art (Η Έννοια των Μορφών. Ανάγνωση της Τέχνης), Athens, "Hour", Centre of Art and Culture, 1979 The Face of Post-War Art in Greece (Η Φυσιογνωμία της Μεταπολεμικής Τέχνης στην Ελλάδα, in four volumes), Athens, Kedros, 1980–84 From the Viewer's Side. Essays (Από την Πλευρά του Θεατή. Δοκίμια), Athens, Kedros, 1989 Giorgos Vakalo. The charm of writing. (Γιώργος Βακαλό. Το θέλγητρο της γραφής), Athens, "New Forms" Gallery, 1994 Visual Arts Criticism (1950–1974) (Κριτική Εικαστικών Τεχνών (1950–1974), in two volumes), Athens, Kedros, 1996
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External links
Monogramma, ERT Archives Nychterinos Episkeptis, Ert Archives