Alex Katz

We are pleased to launch Black Dress, a major suite of new life-sized screen prints by Alex Katz. Also on view will be a selection of earlier prints by the artist.

In response to Black Dress, noted fashion designer Calvin Klein writes:

Alex Katz's Black Dress series is just as modern and wonderful [as the little black dress]. And, ironically, it has absolutely nothing to do with fashion. His portraits have such strong color fields and clean lines.

And despite their apparent simplicity, they're extremely expressive and perfectly capture the essence of his subjects. You can't help but notice these women, these beautiful enigmas drawn in bold and certain strokes. You wonder who they are, how they live, what they feel, just exactly what they have going on.