Alex Katz's 100th Birthday Book: 'Milestones: At the Heart of Creation'
Scheduled for release in 2026 by Skira, 'Alex Katz – Milestones: At the Heart of Creation' is a 284-page book edited by Denise Wendel-Poray alongside Alex Katz, priced at £55. As Katz approaches his 100th birthday in 2024, the volume showcases 200 color illustrations that delve into his artistic journey. It highlights inspirations such as an Ancient Egyptian bust of Queen Nefertiti and masterpieces by van Gogh, Soutine, Matisse, and Utamaro. The book also features personal photographs, interviews, and thematic illustrations. Renowned for his large-scale portraits and landscapes, Katz shares insights about his marriage to Ada, his challenges, and recent creations. Paul Carey-Kent endorses the book in FAD magazine.
Key facts
- Book title: 'Alex Katz – Milestones: At the Heart of Creation'
- Edited by Denise Wendel-Poray in collaboration with Alex Katz
- Published by Skira in 2026
- 284 pages, 200 color illustrations, £55
- Katz turns 100 next year
- Includes interviews with Wendel-Poray and Robert Storr
- Features over 200 pages of illustrations
- Katz's wife Ada has appeared in over a thousand paintings
- Katz destroyed a thousand paintings in late 1940s and early 1950s
- Katz's major retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2022
- Katz's latest concept: 'after-image' paintings
Entities
Artists
- Alex Katz
- Ada Katz
- Denise Wendel-Poray
- Robert Storr
- Vincent van Gogh
- Chaim Soutine
- Henri Matisse
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Stan Getz
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Edwin Denby
- Frank O'Hara
- John Ashbery
- James Schuyler
- Kenneth Koch
- Franz Kline
- Willem de Kooning
- Paul Carey-Kent
Institutions
- Skira
- Guggenheim Museum
- FAD magazine
Locations
- New York
- Maine