Alex Katz A'49

Photo of Alex Katz taken by Alec Soth for The New York Times Style Magazine

Alex Katz A'49 was interviewed for the New York Times Style Magazine on August 18, 2022 in an article by Amanda Fortini: "Alex Katz Is Still Perfecting His Craft" featuring photos by Alec Soth of Alex Katz and his artwork. The article is an in-depth look Alex's life, ongoing art, and his current exhibition: Alex Katz: Gathering at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from October 21, 2022 through February 20, 2023 in New York City. To read the full interview, please click here.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.