🎭 Culture May 13, 2026 · Alina Cohen

Allison Katz’s Playful Paintings Hide Serious Ideas in Plain Sight

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Allison Katz’s Playful Paintings Hide Serious Ideas in Plain Sight
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Though painter Allison Katz lived in New York for seven years, she hasn’t shown in Manhattan for over a decade. Her debut solo show in the city with Hauser & Wirth’s Wooster Street location offers a major return for the mid-career artist. To mark the occasion, Katz created a suite of New York–centric paintings, featuring the city’s museums and skyscrapers, as well as an ironically small “Big Apple” composition. Her new show, titled “Outta the Bag,” reaffirms her place as a rising star of contemp

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