"Ada Ada" (1959) is reproduced from 'Alex Katz: Gathering' ā published to accompany the blockbuster retrospective on view now @guggenheim and certainly one of our staff favorite Holiday Gift Books of 2022.ā ā Across decades of intense creative production, Alex Katz has sought to capture a state of āabsolute awarenessā in paint. Whether evoking a glancing exchange between friends or a shaft of light filtered through trees, he has aimed to create a record of āquick things passing,ā compressing the flux of everyday life into a condensed burst of optical perception. ā ā 'Gathering' offers a definitive account of Katzās artistic project, demonstrating both its marked coherence and restless evolution. Generously illustrated, the book features the full breadth of the artistās work across mediums and formats, from intimate sketches of riders on the New York City subway in the late 1940s to the rapturous, monumentally scaled landscapes that have dominated his recent production.ā ā Edited with text by Katherine Brinson. Text by @leviprom @davidcbreslin Jennifer Y. Chuong, @david__horowitz @anamibia @_katiekitamura @wayne.koestenbaum Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, @cravencoterie @prudence_peifferā ā Image credit:ā Alex Katz. Ada Ada, 1959. Oil on linen. 49 1/2 x 50 inches. Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection.ā ā @alexkatzofficial #alexkatz #alexkatzgathering #alexkatzguggenheim #alexkatzadaada #adaada @kathbrinson #katherinebrinson https://www.instagram.com/p/ClrFlSNpFku/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=