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Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art 

by Shalini Le Gall (Editor), Tiffany E. Barber (Contribution by), Mark Bessire (Contribution by), Sharon Corwin (Contribution by), Marlene Dumas (Contribution by) 

ISBN 9780300282207 

Hard Cover

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 of the 1980s as an energetic turning point in art history. Illuminated by rich illustrations, this publication underscores 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 Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, and Edward Hopper; rising contemporary artists, such as Kamrooz Aram and Chase Hall; and other luminaries, such as Marlene Dumas, Philip Guston, Anselm Kiefer, and Henry Taylor. 

This lavishly illustrated catalog features an extended essay introducing the artistic vision for the collection and short reflections from several artists, curators, and scholars, as well as contributions by Katz himself providing further insight into his important collection.