Alex Katz

Born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, Alex Katz is one of the most important and respected living American artists. In 2012 he will celebrate his 85th birthday, after a career that spans a remarkable six decades. Katz's paintings are defined by their flatness of colour and form, their economy of line, and their cool but seductive emotional detachment, evoking an everyday America of easy living, leisure and recreation. Featuring over thirty painted works, as well as collages and cut-outs from throughout Katz's career, and with essays by leading authorities on his work, this is a significant addition to our understanding and appreciation of this fascinating artist.