Roy Lichtenstein

Published on the occasion of the exhibition “Roy Lichtenstein. Multiple Visions” at MUDEC – Museo delle Culture in Milan (May 1 – September 9, 2019)

A typical member of the American middle class, Roy Lichtenstein’s life is devoid of the eccentric and scandalous aspects that characterized the career of his peer Andy Warhol. Yet his works have been no less subversive, and have entered by right not only into the history of twentieth-century art, but into the contemporary collective imagination. In fact, his use of cartoons and the typographic screen in painting, his pop reinterpretations of “high” art, and the great formal coherence of his paintings make his images always original: they are comics made with the aesthetic sense of a great and complex artist. This volume traces Lichtenstein’s entire career, addressing all seasons and themes of his art.

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Luca Beatrice-an art critic specializing in American art, he has curated major exhibitions devoted to Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Roy Lichtenstein, among others.