Alex Katz's studies reveal how fleeting moments are transformed into paintings

Alex Katz’s pursuit of the fleeting present takes center stage at the exhibition “Studies” at Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in Seoul, unveiling how the American painter captures a passing moment before refining it into his signature large-format canvases.

The exhibition offers a rare glimpse of the working process of the celebrated artist, now 97, whose career spans more than seven decades.

Rather than focusing solely on the monumental portraits and landscapes that made him internationally renowned, t ...