Kourd Gallery presents, for the first time in Greece, works by the renowned visual artist Win Knowlton, in the exhibition “Weather or Not” that opens on May 15, curated by Eleni Varopoulou.The gallery will showcase a series of acrylic paintings recently created by the artist in Berlin, presented in a space specially designed as an installation.

Win Knowlton, a painter and sculptor, lives and works between New York and Berlin, expressing one of the most distinctive trends in contemporary art. His work focuses on nature, landscapes, abstraction, and various mixed techniques. Since the 1980s, Knowlton has exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions in numerous galleries and museums worldwide. His works have been showcased at prestigious venues, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and its affeliate MoMA PS1 in New York. He has been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Kaplan Foundation. Knowlton’s works are included in the collections of significant cultural institutions, such as MoMA, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and Princeton University, among others.

In the Athens exhibition “Weather or Not,” visitors will have the opportunity to view works by Knowlton that focus on weather phenomena. Inspired by changes in the weather, the artist creates a new, original universe that appeals to both lovers of landscape art and those concerned with climate change and the extreme phenomena that result from it.

The curator, Eleni Varopoulou, notes in the text accompanying the exhibition:
“Fair weather or foul, the forecasts of today’s meteorologists seem to have ignited the imagination of New York-based painter and sculptor Win Knowlton. With a sharp sense of humor and a discerning eye, he turns his attention to the natural world—particularly as it stands vulnerable in the face of climate change. As a keen observer of weather, Knowlton contemplates the blazing sun, wisps of clouds drifting across a clear sky, lush vegetation sprouting from damp garden soil, fire licking at tree trunks, and the cracked dryness of parched earth. Rather than attempting to depict nature in its entirety, he distills its essence—focusing on specific natural elements and weather phenomena through an abstract, elliptical lens”.

Kourd Gallery
4, Kassianis str., 114 71, Athens, Greece.

15.05 – 27.09.2025
Tuesday to Friday 12.00 – 20.00