Alex Katz, this is now
By: Michael Rooks, Margaret Graham, John Godfrey, Vincent Katz, David Salle
Contributors: Katz, Alex, 1927-; Rooks, Michael, writer of added commentary; Graham, Margaret, writer of added commentary; Godfrey, John, 1945- writer of added commentary; Katz, Vincent, 1960- writer of added commentary; Salle, David, 1952- writer of added commentary; High Museum of Art; Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780300215717
Subjects: American Landscape painting; Exhibitions
Other titles: This is now
Description: Over the course of a seven-decade career, American artist Alex Katz (b. 1927) has conveyed his singular vision of the world through paintings that fuse realism and abstraction, allowing details to dissolve into bold swaths of color. Though perhaps best known for his portraits, Katz has consistently painted the natural world throughout his career, particularly over the past decade. This beautiful publication takes a fresh look at his landscape paintings through the themes of nature, perception, the passage of time, and contemporary notions of the sublime. These works reveal the American painter's virtuosic control of materials and the absolute clarity and power of his vision, made evident by stripping away unnecessary information to capture the essence of his subjects. Featuring works of art from the 1950s to today, this book is the most extensive look at Katz's treatment of landscape in nearly 20 years. The book includes essays by curator Michael Rooks and art critic Margaret Graham, and poems by John Godfrey and Vincent Katz, who is an art critic as well as the artist's son, providing a timely and important new assessment of the work of this renowned artist. Exhibition: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA (21.6.-6.9.2015) / Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain (16.10.2015-31.1.2016).
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Alex Katz, This Is Now, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, June 21-September 6, 2015, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, October 16, 2015-January 31, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Director's foreword / Michael E. Shapiro; title: Curator's acknowledgements / Michael Rooks; title: It all goes down in your mind / Michael Rooks; title: Alex Katz: in detail / Margaret Graham; title: Alex Katz, this is now / John Godfrey; title: Alma Lírica / Vincent Katz; title: Katz paints a rock / David Salle; title: Plates; title: Checklist of the exhibition; title: Chronology; title: Photography credits.