{"product_id":"9780300282207","title":"Painting Energy : The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art by Joachim Homann","description":"A comprehensive look at a collection of dynamic works built by visionary artist Alex Katz ? Painting Energy highlights a transformative series of gifts from the Alex Katz Foundation to the Portland Museum of Art, encompassing more than 150 multimedia works that articulate Alex Katz's specific vision with a focus on the 1980s as an energetic turning point in art history. Illuminated by rich illustrations, this publication highlights a collection that includes artists with strong ties to the state of Maine, such as Lois Dodd, Rackstraw Downes, and Fairfield Porter; leading artists in American modernism, such as Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove, Edward Hopper, Martha Diamond, and Stuart Davis; rising contemporary artists, such as Kamrooz Aram and Chase Hall; and other luminaries, such as Phillip Guston, Anselm Kiefer, and Sigmar Polke.   This lavishly illustrated cata-logue will include an extended essay introduc-ing the artistic vision for the collection and short reflections from several artists, curators, and scholars, as well as a contribution by Katz himself providing further insight into his important collection.    Distributed for the Portland Museum of ArtExhibition schedule:Portland Museum of Art, ME(May 23-September 14, 2025)\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56419555672437,"sku":"9780300282207","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780300282207","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}