IANNIS XENAKIS
Aug 31, 2018 · 4 min read

Born in Romania of Greek parents in 1922 and raised in Greece, Xenakis was that rare phenomenon, an artist of important capabilities outside his art, and of important moral stature. His first ambition was to be an engineer: that hope was dashed with the closing of the university during the war; but he retained a lifelong interest in the field. Under the German occupation, he became an active member of the Resistance: as such, he was arrested by the Gestapo, and…

