Alex Katz

Milestones: At the Heart of Creation

56,95 €

30.10.2025 (predobjednávka)

A new title of Skira’s new series Milestones: At the Heart of Creation, dedicated to today’s greatest living artists

Skira’s new series Milestones is a collection of books devoted to today’s greatest living artists. More than retrospectives, Milestones are comprehensive excursions into the daily life and work of exceptional living artists and provide a rare backstage glimpse at their art. Each volume of the series presents one or more intimate interviews with the artist by a curator or a fellow artist, an essay by a renowned author, and the artist’s biography. The iconography of the book includes images and plates of the key works explained by the artists themselves and an original photoshoot of the artist in his studio by leading photographers, as well as a “family al

Alex Katz (1927) is an American painter celebrated for his iconic portraits of contemporary society and his crisp, confident articulation of colour. Pristine flat surfaces, dramatic cropping, and economy of line are hallmarks of the artist’s work.