allison.katz for Issue 205, Chasing the Sun  Across her work, Allison Katz seems to return to a version of the same question: ‘How do you create the conditions for something unexpected to happen?’ When asked the question less point blank, Katz answers with something a teacher at a free dance class once told her: “It takes a lot of discipline to be a free spirit.”  Her current solo exhibition at hauserwirth in New York, ‘Outta the Bag’, seems to stage this problem from its title onward. A play on the idiomatic “letting the cat out of the bag,” with Katz’s own name tucked inside the joke, the phrase suggests a secret revealed, though it’s a secret revealed by accident. ‘Outta the Bag’ is on view at hauserwirth in New York until July 24th, 2026. Read the full feature on flaunt.com! Featured: Allison Katz. “First Impression” (2026). Oil and acrylic on linen. 63’’ x 57 ⅛’’ x 1 ⅜’’. © Allison Katz. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Eva Herzog. Written by special.population...