23 June 2015
Episode 82
15 minutes
Monocle’s Berlin correspondent Kim Bradley recounts the main exhibitions she saw on a recent trip to Greece, including ones from Dakis Ioannou’s Deste Foundation and a new show from Paul Chan on the island of Hydra.
23 June 2015
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