FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE has Alex Katz in programme since 1999. For more than half a century Katz painted these landscapes in Maine with a virtuosity and coupled with consistent elegance. Sunset – Sunrise. The perpetual sequence of sunrise and sunset has been worked by many artists since time immemorial. Alex Katz’s Sunrise features landscapes from the edge of his Maine home. Katz is in the midst of a storm. The sun breaks orange against dark spruce trees; day falls from a thicket of trees; and a night sky emerges from nothing but unruly movements of black and gray. In these new works, Katz manifests his vision to those in the darkness, dealing with mysteries he can almost conjure in paint. The life of a painting can be truly mysterious, especially for the painter. These paintings exist metaphorically where life borders on death, and may have something sinister to tell us. Alex Katz has painted landscapes throughout his career, often depicting views from his home in Maine, including Sunrise. Katz captures what he calls “the present” or a “flash” just before the painting comes into focus. The moment is the early morning sun glowing behind a birch forest, a sublime scene as the sun rises from the horizon, scattering light in colors across the sky.
Upcoming Exhibitions
2022
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz: Dance and Theatre Collaborations
Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Alex Katz
Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
March 31, 2022 - June 11, 2022
Alex Katz
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, U.K.
May 12, 2022 - June 25, 2022
Alex Katz: 95th Birthday
Albertina, Vienna, Austria
May 17, 2022 - August 21, 2022
Alex Katz
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain.
June 14, 2022 - September 11, 2022
2022-2023
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz Retrospective
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
October 14, 2022 - February 20, 2023
2023
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands
