Alex Katz: Interview

Alex Katz, 4 pm, oil on linen, 2014 (courtesy of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise)
Alex Katz, 4 pm, oil on linen, 2014 (courtesy of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise)

Ellen Gamerman interviews painter Alex Katz whose work is on view at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York, through June 13, 2015.

Gamerman begins: "One morning. That’s how long it takes Alex Katz to start—and finish—a painting. This high-speed routine has repeated itself many mornings, for many years. Such remarkable productivity would be a feat for any artist, but especially an 87-year-old whose towering pictures demand exacting brushwork across canvases that span entire walls."