Exhibitions

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Allison Katz, Coin, 2008, oil on panel, 24” x 18”

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Allison Katz, Jelly, 2008, oil on canvas, 25” x 18”

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Allison Katz, Fountain of Persephone, 2008, oil on canvas, 60” x 42”

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Allison Katz, Date–Palm, 2009, oil on canvas, 39” x 34”

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Allison Katz, Blur, 2007, oil pastel on paper, 18” x 24”

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Allison Katz, Apes, 2007, oil on canvas, 42” x 36”

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Allison Katz, Blades, 2008, oil on canvas,

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Allison Katz, Bouquet and Cardboard, 2009, oil on canvas, 20” 16”

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

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Allison Katz, Installation view, Ruthless in Chalk Farm, 2009 (photo: Eliane Excoffier)

Allison KatzRuthless in Chalk Farm

April 30 - June 13, 2009
Opening: April 30, 2009 6:00 PM

Battat Contemporary is pleased to present new work by Allison Katz

  • What is your favorite color?
  • YSL: Black.
  • Who is your favorite designer?
  • YSL: Coco Chanel.
  • What is your favorite place?
  • YSL: A house in the sun by the sea.
  • What is your idea of happiness?
  • YSL: Sleeping with the people I love.
  • What do you hate?
  • YSL: The snobbism of money.

(From Yves Saint Laurent, recorded live, 1968, “The Proust Questionnaire.” Replayed at his funeral, June 5, 2008.)

  • Q: What is your favorite color?
  • A: Chalk white.
  • Q: Who is your favorite designer?
  • A: YSL.
  • Q: What is your favorite place?
  • A: Where the bus route ends on Prince Albert Road.
  • Q: Ruthless?
  • A: Loss.
  • Q: Ruth?
  • A: Ruth. 19/06/25–20/04/09.
  • Q: Chalk?
  • A: Forms naturally underwater, on the sea bed.
  • Q: What do you miss about Ruth?
  • A: She ate the bruised part of the fruit.
  • Q: A spot of concentrated sweetness?
  • A: Bruises are delicious.
  • Q: What is your idea of happiness?
  • A: Farming chalk in the sun.
  • Q: What do you hate?
  • A: Sleeping without the people I love.
Exhibition Publication
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Ruthless in Chalk Farm

Artist: Allison Katz
ISBN: 978-2-9810857-1-9
Price: Free
Published: 2009
Dimensions: 17.5cm x 22.5cm
Details: soft cover; 16 pages; 9 colour plates

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