Alex Katz

The LA artist favored by Rihanna and Jay-Z, draws inspiration from wildly divergent sources - from Miles Davis and the Obamas to the homeless of Skid Row – in each painting he captures something of our times

In the first of a new series we profile one of the most enquired after artists on Artspace

Follow our lead, as we guide you toe to toe through the choreographic side of contemporary art

Ahead of this year’s TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art 2021 Gala and Auction, the Dallas host, patron and collector discusses art, giving, and this year’s honoree, Yoshitomo Nara

To mark our first decade we look back at some of the nonprofits and charities we've worked with who make the world better for all

The Founder and Executive Director of the youth arts mentoring and education charity has experienced the positive power of early exposure to art first-hand

The art school co-directors are celebrating with a new Christina Quarles edition and a packed program

It’s the color of love in our hearts and the blood in our veins, the perfection of nature and the imperfections of politics. These pulse-quickening scarlets, crimsons and vermilions are so richly resonant

Friends coming over to admire the latest addition to your collection? Here's what to say about the artist's work to visitors

From Alex Katz to John Baldessari, collect work by winners of some of the most prestigious prizes for contemporary artists—for less than $4,000.

Here, we’ve compiled individual accounts by models to reveal the actual people behind famous works of art.

A quick chat between Phaidon's Mat Smith and painter Alex Katz on being a student at Cooper Union, gaining confidence as a young artist, and painting rituals.

From a $100 Charlie Billingham print to an actually affordable Louise Lawler, we've rounded up six artworks that are deals no matter how you slice it.

This tongue-in-cheek glossary by Dan Fox and Jennifer Higgie takes aim at the industry's most entrenched and opaque terms.

These pieces by Tom Wesselman, Philip Guston, and others have alarmingly high levels of irresistibility, so be forewarned.

For the latest in our series of interviews around Phaidon's Vitamin P3 compendium, Artspace's Loney Abrams spoke with the Swiss painter about the ideas behind his work.

Here, the longtime London arts journalist shares his thoughts on the works that caught his eye.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the renowned exhibition-maker about why the ancient art form remains strikingly relevant in the digital era.

An introduction to the work of the Katz-like artists Peter Stichbury, Farhad Moshiri, Jordan Kasey, Neil Welliver, & Amy Pleasant.

On the occasion of his new show of figurative paintings at Jack Shainman, which alludes to the Black Lives Matter movement and the current political climate, the artist shares some frustrations about the reception of his work.

The masterminds behind the Eventi Hotel’s new contemporary art collection give us a glimpse into the inner workings of the art and hospitality trades.

This famous example of Miami Modernism is also home to an extensive art collection, including works by Ai Weiwei, James Turrell, and more.

The New Museum's Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions picks his favorite publications from Phaidon's catalog.

From Stanya Kahn to Jayson Musson, artists are gaining traction with work that bridges joke-filled routines with attention to the cannon and old-fashioned criticality. Chloe Wyman investigates.

From a scene-stealing source of beauty at the Venice Biennale to America’s greatest living painter of flat people, these are the artists we’ll all be talking about this month.

Ranging across historical periods and running the gamut of artistic styles, these artworks express the extraordinary breadth of work on view at this year's fair.

An appreciation of the renowned art critic and historian whose landmark achievement was to simply pay attention to how the artists of his time explained what they were doing.

From a timely monograph on British sculptor Anthony Caro to a fresh history of American collectors of the Dutch Golden Age, here are some books to cozy up with this autumn season.

Curator Nessia Pope explored the finest offerings on view at the 10th edition of the highly regarded art fair, which brings international exhibitors to a famed Oscar Neimeyer pavilion.