Seven Decades Into His Practice, This Is What Alex Katz Thinks He Has Over Pollock and de Kooning

Alex Katz has never been one to assign narrative to his work. The artist has committed a wide range of characters to the canvas over his seven-decade career: his wife of 67 years, New York’s beau monde, modern dancers, even idling vacationers. But he’s always opted for style over story, preferring to dwell on the crease of a garment or glare of sunglasses rather than the portent of an expression or the personal life of a subject.