After the first solo exhibition “Open Box Works 1968-1970” in 2022, ROMA GALLERY presents the second solo exhibition of Michalis Katzourakis in its space. The exhibition, titled “Windows 2000”, features light boxes and digital prints depicting storefronts undergoing renovation. The storefronts, which the artist photographed in Athens in the period 1998-2000, are covered with water colors so that passers-by cannot see the work being carried out inside. The painted surface is not completely covered: it bears marks, erasures, drips, gestural traces. Due to the reflection of light on the glass, the interior space and the cityscape merge. A power pole can be faintly seen in one of the light boxes, while in others various cardboard boxes can be clearly seen inside the display case.

Michalis Katzourakis was born in Alexandria in 1933. In 1938 his family moves to Athens. In 1951 he graduates from the Athens College and goes to Paris to study painting under André Lhote and drawing and poster design under Paul Colin. He returns to Athens in 1955 and begins to work as a freelance graphic designer. Between 1960-1967 he acts as art advisor to the National Tourist Organization (EOT). From 1962 to 1974 he runs the K&K Athens Advertising Centre, together with F. Carabott. In 1965 he is awarded the Golden Cross of the Order of the Phoenix for his out-standing contribution to Greek design, and In 1968 he becomes member of ΑGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale). His graphic design has received seven Rizzoli awards for the best Greek advertisement, an honorary distinction by the Art Director’s Club of New York, the 3rd award in the Brno Biennale and a first and second award in the international Tourist Poster Competition of Livorno. In 1973 he and his wife Agni Katzourakis, also a graphic designer, established AM Katzourakis, an agency specialised in interior design. His work in graphic design was presented in 2008-2009 in the exhibition Design Routes (Benaki Museum / Pireos St Annex, Athens and Cultural Foundation of the National Bank, Patras Cultural Centre (2008); Macedonian Museum for Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, 2009). His paintings are exhibited for the first time at the Payne Gallery in 1955 and then at the Athens Art Gallery in 1967. In 1969 he presents two- and three-dimensional minimalist works at the Goethe Institut in Athens. Between 1970 and 1977 he creates works made of polystyrene sheets, designed for industrial production on the basis of detailed plans and intended mostly for installation in specific sites. In 1976 he joins the «Processes-Systems» art group, and in 1977 he starts to explore the multiple possibilities of mixed materials in two- and three-dimensional works. An exhibition of paintings, constructions and sculptures made from 1965 to 2001 was hosted at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in 2001 and the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2002. His works can be found at the National Gallery of Athens, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Musée Matisse in Cateau-Cambrésis, France, and in public and private collections in Greece and abroad.

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MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS

“Windows 2000”

Curated by Christoforos Marinos

Duration:
05.05.2023 – 03.06.2023

ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ ΚΑΤΖΟΥΡΑΚΗΣ «Windows 2000» Επιμέλεια: Χριστόφορος Μαρίνος Διάρκεια έκθεσης: 05.05 – 03.06 2023 Roma Gallery

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows MEXX.2, 2000
Print on photographic paper, plexiglass, fluorescent lamps,
dimmer, wooden frame, 140 x 56 x 5.5 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows MEXX.1, 2000
Print on photographic paper, plexiglass, fluorescent lamps,
dimmer, wooden frame, 140 x 56 x 5.5 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 00.D, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass, fluorescent lamps, wooden frame, 132 x 124.5 x 13 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 00.A, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass, fluorescent lamps, wooden frame, 132 x 113 x 13 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 00.B, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass, fluorescent lamps, wooden frame, 133.5 x 184 x 13 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 00.C, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass, fluorescent lamps, wooden frame, 134 x 175 x 13 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 7, 2000
Digital print on kappa mount, plexiglass, aluminum frame, 61 x 22 x 3.5 cm (each)

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 00.G, 2000
Print on photographic paper, plexiglass, steel frame, 160 x 133 x 4 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Nightmare, 2017
Barrel, glass, led, 59 x 59 x 85 cm, Base dimensions: 8,5 x 84,5 x 114,5 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 16.C, 2016
Steel frame with typographic clamps, acrylic,
glass fixed with polyester and led
25 x 19 x 6.5 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Windows 15, 2015
Steel Frame and typographic clamps, acrylic,
corrugated paper and glass fixed with polyester, led
25 x 19,5 x 6,5 cm

Michalis Katzourakis, Window 17, 2017
Typographic Steel frame and clamps, polyester, acrylic,
corrugated paper with acrylic colors, plexiglass, led
51 x 38 x 7 cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS

“Windows 2000”

Curated by Christoforos Marinos

Duration:
05.05.2023 – 03.06.2023

Michalis Katzourakis
Windows MEXX.1, 2000
Print on photographic paper, plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, dimmer, wooden frame
140 x 56 x 5.5 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows MEXX.2, 2000
Print on photographic paper, plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, dimmer, wooden frame
140 x 56 x 5.5 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 00.D, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, wooden frame
132 x 124.5 x 13 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 00.A, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, wooden frame
132 x 113 x 13 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 00.B, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, wooden frame
133.5 x 184 x 13 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 00.C, 2000
Digital print on plexiglass,
fluorescent lamps, wooden frame,
134 x 175 x 13 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 7, 2000
Digital print on kappa mount
plexiglass, aluminum frame
61 x 22 x 3.5 cm (each)

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 00.G, 2000
Print on photographic paper,
plexiglass, steel frame
160 x 133 x 4 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Nightmare, 2017
Barrel, glass, led, 59 x 59 x 85 cm
Base dimensions: 8,5 x 84,5 x 114,5 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Window 17, 2017
Typographic Steel frame and clamps, polyester, acrylic,
corrugated paper with acrylic colors, plexiglass, led
51 x 38 x 7 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 15, 2015
Steel Frame and typographic clamps, acrylic,
corrugated paper and glass fixed with polyester, led
25 x 19,5 x 6,5 cm

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Michalis Katzourakis
Windows 16.C, 2016
Steel frame with typographic clamps, acrylic,
glass fixed with polyester and led
25 x 19 x 6.5 cm

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