Alex Katz

Happy Birthday, Alex Katz
July 20 – August 27

Exhibition Catalog

Abstract painting of a forest with stylized green foliage and vertical gray and white tree trunks, using a splattered paint technique to create a vibrant, textured effect reminiscent of Alex Katz's style.
Digital painting in the style of Alex Katz featuring four red flowers with green leaves and stems on a bright yellow background. The flowers each have five petals, and some green leaves are falling, imparting a sense of movement to the piece.
Artistic depiction of purple and white iris flowers with tall green stems on a pale background. The design is stylized and simple, resembling an Alex Katz painting.
A vibrant Alex Katz painting of a meadow with pink, yellow, and white daisy-like flowers and lush green stems on a pale background.
A serene seascape painting depicts a calm ocean with a hint of waves, under a soft, light blue sky. Several small boats float scattered in the distance, and the scene is bordered by a sandy shore in the foreground.
Illustration of two women standing in water, wearing swimsuits and swim caps. The woman on the left has a pink swim cap and a black swimsuit, her arms crossed while she hugs the woman on the right, who has a yellow swim cap and a black and white patterned swimsuit. The scene evokes an Alex Katz painting in its simplicity.
A minimalist illustration, reminiscent of Alex Katz, depicts a grey house with black windows and a small dormer. The house is surrounded by sand dunes with sparse greenish-yellow vegetation. The background features a blue ocean and a clear white sky. The words "Ten Store" are handwritten at the bottom.
A minimalist room with beige walls and a gray floor. A folded brown chair, reminiscent of an Alex Katz painting, sits against the left wall. On the right, a white table holds various small bottles, a plant, and other items near a large window with warm light streaming in.
A stylized painting of a tall tree trunk with sinuous branches draped in various shades of green leaves, set against a dark green background.
A painting depicting a lush green landscape with various shades of green blended to form trees and a grassy field, framed in a simple wooden frame. Several small blue and white flowers dot the foliage, reminiscent of Alex Katz's style.
A seamless pattern inspired by Alex Katz, featuring stylized yellow flowers and green stems on a black background, depicting a playful and artistic floral arrangement.
A collection of vibrant pink paper flowers scattered across a dark background, with green and white paper cutouts resembling leaves and petals, inspired by Alex Katz's minimalist style.
A framed painting, reminiscent of Alex Katz's style, depicts several trees with green foliage and light filtering through the leaves. It hangs on a white wall that is otherwise bare except for faint text in the background that reads, "Happy Birthday, Aya Kato.
An art gallery wall featuring three framed paintings of flowers. From left to right: light purple flowers, vibrant red and purple flowers on a yellow background, and a mix of light-colored flowers. The gallery has pale wooden flooring and a ceiling with lights.
A minimalist art gallery displays a framed painting of pink and yellow flowers on green stems against a white background. The artwork is centered on a plain, light-colored wall and illuminated by two overhead lights, with a wooden floor below.
A minimalist art gallery features two framed artworks on white walls. The left frame displays a modern, colorful painting of two abstract human figures in swimwear. The right frame shows a smaller, subdued landscape painting of a beach scene.
A framed painting of two individuals wearing swimming caps and swimsuits, standing in water. The person on the left has a pink cap and a black swimsuit, and the person on the right has a yellow cap and a black-and-white patterned swimsuit, with their arms around each other.
A minimalistic art gallery with white walls displaying framed artworks. A small painting of a house is on the left wall, while larger, colorful floral paintings can be glimpsed around the corner on the right wall. The gallery space is well-lit and uncluttered.
A minimalistic art gallery with white walls and light wood flooring features three framed artworks. Two paintings are on the left wall, one near the front and one in the back. A large, colorful piece is displayed prominently on the right wall near the entrance.
A minimalist art gallery wall displays two framed paintings. The left painting features abstract shapes in muted colors; the right painting is smaller, featuring a delicate, understated composition. The white walls create a clean, serene setting.
A minimalist art gallery features two framed paintings. The foreground shows a rectangular painting of yellow flowers against a black background on a white wall. In the background, there is a smaller abstract painting with light colors displayed on a wall.
A gallery wall featuring two framed artworks: the left one is a horizontal painting of yellow flowers with green stems against a black background, and the right one is a vertical painting depicting the green leaves and trunk of a tree.
A minimalist art gallery displays two framed paintings on a clean white wall. The left painting depicts green foliage with white branches, while the smaller right painting features a landscape with greenery. Both are separated by a vertical dark red line.
A minimalist gallery space features two framed artworks on a white wall. On the left is a small, detailed landscape painting, and on the right is a large abstract piece with pink flowers on a dark background. The floor is light wood.
An art gallery featuring modern floral paintings. On the right wall, there is a large painting of pink flowers against a black background, a smaller landscape painting, and a green abstract piece. The back wall showcases yellow flowers on a dark canvas. The space is well-lit.
A modern art gallery features several abstract and colorful paintings hung on white walls. The room has a light wooden floor, overhead track lighting, and a bench in the distance. The artwork primarily showcases bright, vibrant, and floral themes reminiscent of Alex Katz's style.

Press Release

On the occasion of Alex Katz’s 95th birthday Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Happy Birthday, Alex Katz, an exhibition of prints and paintings. This exhibition also celebrates Alex Katz‘s retrospective which opens in October at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Alex Katz is known for distinctive bold lines and flat fields of color, a style that he has refined over the past seven decades. Throughout his career, he has worked expansively in the field of printmaking. The exhibition features new and vintage artworks in various mediums, including oil paintings, silkscreens, a woodblock print, an aquatint, and a pigment print. Highlights include a1968 silkscreen of a minimalist interior space and an oil painting from 2000 of a beach and harbor. Also included are limited edition prints of flowers, trees, and figures executed in the artist’s signature graphic style.

Alex Katz is an American figurative artist credited as a precursor of the Pop Art movement. Katz has upcoming solo exhibitions at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Colby College Museum of Art, Maine; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands; Albertina, Vienna, Austria; and the Poetry Foundation, Chicago. He has exhibited his work widely and is in over a hundred public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, and many more. The artist lives in New York and Maine.

We currently require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to view this exhibition in person, and gallery visitors must wear masks. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube: @levygallery #alexkatz

Dates: July 20–August 27, 2022
Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery

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