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Alex Katz - 85 and still painting every day - on originality, muses and the life-enhancing power of the grudge - as he opens at Turner Contemporary, Margate

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Alex Katz
Eight-five and still painting every day, the artist on originality, muses and the life-enhancing power of the grudge - as he opens at Turner Contemporary, Margate.

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Photo shows Black Hat (Bettina) 2010 by Alex Katz. © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Image courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris - Salzburg.

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Tue 9 Oct 2012 08:32GMT

Round Hill by Alex Katz

Round Hill by Alex Katz

85 and still painting every day, the artist on originality, muses and the life-enhancing power of the grudge - as he opens at Turner Contemporary, Margate.

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© Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Digital Image © 2012 Museum Associates / LACMA

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  • Mon 8 Oct 2012 14:32GMT
  • Mon 8 Oct 2012 22:32GMT
  • Tue 9 Oct 2012 02:32GMT
  • Tue 9 Oct 2012 08:32GMT