| Description |
Invented Symbols is Alex Katz’s memoir of his education in art. Katz’s story begins with his parents, Russian émigrés active in the theater, and discusses everything from his finding a high school that offered the possibility of drawing from antique casts, to his acceptance at the Cooper Union, his decision to become a fine artist and beyond. Katz has always steeped himself in the literature of his time, having often painted and collaborated with poets, and it is no surprise that his take on autobiography should be particularly considered and original in its composition: the entire text steepin fact a transcription of the artist recounting his memories aloud, typed up and sequenced by his son, poet Vincent Katz. |