MOMAFAD

MOMAFAD (The Museum of Modern Art for A Day) is a project/artwork created by the contemporary Greek artist Dionisis Christofilogiannis which reclaims spaces and transforms them into museums for the duration of one day... Each edition brings together the works of a group of contemporary artists which are handed over to the project's organizers for a day. Subsequently photographed, these temporary installations are turned into a permanent piece of the site's history... The first MOMAFAD took place in the abandoned terminal of the Ellinikon International Airport of Athens designed by Finnish modern architect Eero Saarinen in 1968. Both the architectural value of the building and its emotional salience as a site of public memory contributed to its selection. Lying vacant since 2001, the former East Terminal was designated as a national heritage site in 2006 yet remained abandoned until only recently when it was incorporated into the large-scale Ellinikon redevelopment project. As the..

Also known as: Museum Of Modern Art For A Day