EAN: 9780714867403

RATCLIFF CARTER ALEX KATZ

Alex Katz is a towering figure in contemporary painting  a key New York-based artist since the
early 1960s. Katz is best known for his distinct portraits of sophisticated  irresistible women
masterfully painted using precise  broad areas of colour.  Alex Katz first emerged on the New
York art scene during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism and before the birth of Pop art  but
always worked independently of these movements. Katz is best known for his distinctive
portraits of sophisticated  irresistible women  masterfully painted using precise  broad areas
of colour. Alongside these unmistakably 'Katzian' female portraits are pictures of men  groups
landscapes and interiors  rendered in paint on canvas or metal cut-outs as well as drawing and
collage. All attest to the artist's attention to detail  economy of means and consummate
technique. Larger-than-life paintings such as The Black Dress (1960)  Blue Umbrella (1972)  Red
Coat (1982) and White Visor (2003) have entered the collective consciousness as the epitome of
a particular  late twentieth-century feminine ideal. A major touring retrospective was
organized by New York's Whitney Museum of American Art in 1986  and Katz has exhibited widely
all over the world. His works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art  New York 
Tate  London  the Musée National d'Art Moderne  Paris  and the Nationalgalerie  Berlin  among
many others. A leading world expert on Katz  distinguished New York art critic Carter Ratcliff
writes the definitive  comprehensive Survey  following Katz's work from the 1950s to the
present. In the Interview New York-based curator and critic Robert Storr discusses in detail
with the artist his practice and technique in the context of a changing art world. Curator
Iwona Blazwick enters in her Focus the silent world of Sylvia (1962-63)  a classic Katz
portrait that resonates with the urban landscape occupied by both artist and sitter. For
Artist's Choice Katz has selected nine works by New York School Poets  all of whom share a
particular  often personal connection to his work. Artist's Writings range from an early text
from 1959 on Katz's dislike of the term 'academy' to a recent text that reflects on his
beginnings as an artist. Key interviews with some of the of the twentieth century's most
prestigious art figures - including critic David Sylvester and artists Francesco Clemente  Jane
Freilicher and Richard Prince - are also included.

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9780714867403

Produktinformationen zur 9780714867403