Artistic Collaboration: A Conversation with Alex and Vincent Katz

Painter Alex Katz and his son, writer Vincent Katz, discuss their personal experiences in artistic collaboration in a conversation with Derek Bermel, the Institute's Artist-in-Residence. Both Alex and Vincent have been involved in numerous collaborative projects. Alex has collaborated on books with many poets, including John Ashbery, Robert Creeley, and Kenneth Koch, and he has designed sets and costumes for choreographers Paul Taylor and David Parsons. Vincent has collaborated with the artists Rudy Burckhardt, Francesco Clemente, and Wayne Gonzales. He is an art critic who has authored numerous essays and articles on contemporary artists; he is the publisher of the poetry journal Vanitas and of Libellum Books; and he serves as Chair of the Board of the Bowery Poetry Club.