Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at TATE.
28/01/2013.
Exhibition. Tate Modern [LON] U.K. 10/10/2012 – 20/01/2013
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
On February, Tate Modern open a major new exhibition "Lichtenstein: A Retrospective", set to open at Tate Modern on 21 February. A retrospective of one of the great American artists of the twentieth century.
Roy Lichtenstein. Look Mickey, 1961. Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art 1990. 41.1
Drawing for 'Whaam!', 1963. Graphite on paper. Dimensions support: 149 x 305 mm. Collection Tate Acquisition Presented by the artist 1969.
Roy Lichtenstein. "Whaam!", 1963. Acrylic and oil on canvas support: 1727 x 4064 mm., frame: 1747 x 4084 x 60 mm. Purchased 1966 © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein.
Oh, Jeff…I Love You, Too…But… 1964, Roy Lichtenstein © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2012
"Drowning Girl". Roy Lichtenstein. 1963. Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 67 5/8 x 66 3/4" (171.6 x 169.5 cm). Philip Johnson Fund (by exchange) and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bagley Wright.
Roy Lichtenstein. Interior with Waterlilies, 1991. Oil and acrylic on canvas. Support: 3209 x 4553 x 65 mm. Presented by the Douglas S. Cramer Foundation in honour of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, 1997© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2002.
Exhibition poster.
Roy Lichtenstein is one of the central figures of American Pop art famous for his iconic comic book paintings. And yet, it is a revelation to discover how many areas of his practice remain comparatively unknown.
Co-organised by The Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, the show brings together approximately 125 of the artist’s most definitive paintings and sculptures, as well as a remarkable selection of works on paper.
Lichtenstein is renowned for his works based on comic strips and advertising imagery, coloured with his signature hand-painted Benday dots. The exhibition showcases such key paintings as Look Mickey 1961 lent from the National Gallery Art, Washington and his monumental Artist’s Studio series of 1973–4. Other noteworthy highlights include Whaam! 1963 – a signature work in Tate’s collection – and Drowning Girl 1963 on loan from the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Tate Curator.- Iria Candela
Venue.- Tate Moderm, Bankside. London SE1 9TG. United Kingdom.
Dates.- 21 February – 27 May 2013.
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN
The American painter, sculptor and printmaker, Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), was one of the chief exponents of Pop Art. In his early years he specialised in using comic-book and advertising imagery as the basis for his paintings. In the 1980s he began to scale up expressionistically painted sketches which he would then proceed to paint with precisionist detail. It is probably one of these paintings that Lichtenstein is standing in front of in this photograph.
