Cycladic Art

I first came across these cycladic figures when living in Greece in the early 80s. I was fascinated by them, particularly this head which I had only seen in reproduction prior to visiting the archeological museum in Athens. Part of the fascination had been the lack of eyes - during that trip to Athens I saw that they originally had painted features.

Bar Banal - Thessaloniki

Bar Banal in Thessalonika, owned by Iraklis Doukas, was a little piece of Greek gay history. It was the first gay bar I ever visited.



I remember how traumatic going there the first time was for me, perhaps why I remember Peter Gabriel's Shock the Monkey playing as I was let in.

Sadly long gone.

Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey