Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation, Art museum in Marousi, Greece.
The Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation is an art museum in a residential building in Marousi that displays the artist's works and theatrical set designs. Exhibition rooms on the first floor and in the attic contain paintings and design materials he created for the stage.
The building was constructed in 1965 and became the residence and studio of painter Yannis Tsarouchis from 1966 onward. The artist lived and worked there until his death in 1989.
The foundation was formed in 1981 to assemble as complete a collection as possible of Tsarouchis's paintings, catalogue them and conserve them. It also organises exhibitions in the museum and lends works to shows held by other institutions. The exhibition rooms occupy the first floor and the attic of the foundation's headquarters in Marousi.
The museum occupies the Foundation's headquarters in Marousi, north of central Athens, and the exhibition rooms are on the first floor and in the attic, reached by stairs. Plan for two levels of climbing rather than a single open gallery.
The artist placed a painting titled 'The Window' at an actual window of the house, showing a man gazing outward. Passersby and delivery workers were surprised when they thought a real person was looking down at them from the window.
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