Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective - Softcover

James Rondeau

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849760098 ISBN 13: 9781849760096

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The most iconic works of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) are widely known, reproduced, copied, and even parodied. However, the true diversity and complexity of his oeuvre is little understood, and the full scope of his career is largely absent from the existing literature. Presenting over 130 paintings and sculptures, as well as over thirty seldom or never-before-seen drawings and collages, this book examines all periods in Lichtenstein's career, going well beyond his brushstrokes and the classic Pop romance and war cartoon paintings that made him famous. "Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective" features exciting new scholarship by an international team of distinguished curators, critics, and art historians. Essays by Yve-Alain Bois, Chrissie Iles, and Stephen Little, among others, give special consideration to Lichtenstein's historical influences, from Picasso and Cubism through Surrealism, Futurism, and British Pop. Contributions from the accompanying exhibition's curators James Rondeau and Sheena Wagstaff evaluate the artist's abstract work and late nudes. Complemented by photographs of the artist and his seminal exhibitions, the authors examine the various styles and subjects featured in paintings created throughout his lifetime. The inclusion of a complete chronology of Lichtenstein's life and work - compiled by Clare Bell of the Lichtenstein Foundation - makes this retrospective the most authoritative publication on the artist since his death.

About this title

About the Author

James Rondeau is Chair and Frances and Thomas Dittmer Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Sheena Wagstaff is Chairman of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. With contributions by Clare Bell, Yve-Alain Bois, Sara Doris, Iria Candela, Harry Cooper, Chrissie Iles, James Lawrence, and Stephen Li

From the Back Cover

The most iconic works of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) are widely known, reproduced, copied, and even parodied. However, the true diversity and complexity of his oeuvre is little understood, and the full scope of his career is largely absent from the existing literature. Presenting over 130 paintings and sculptures, as well as over thirty seldom or never-before-seen drawings and collages, this book examines all periods in Lichtenstein's career, going well beyond his brushstrokes and the classic Pop romance and war cartoon paintings that made him famous.
Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective features exciting new scholarship by an international team of distinguished curators, critics, and art historians. Essays by Yve-Alain Bois, Chrissie Iles and Stephen Little, amongst others, give special consideration to Lichtenstein's historical influences, as well as evaluating the artist's abstract work and late nudes. Including photographs of the artist and his seminal exhibitions, and a complete chronology of Lichtenstein's life and work - compiled by Clare Bell of the Lichtenstein Foundation - this is the most authoritative publication on the artist since his death in 1997.

From the Inside Flap

The most iconic works of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) are widely known, reproduced, copied, and even parodied. However, the true diversity and complexity of his oeuvre is little understood, and the full scope of his career is largely absent from the existing literature. Presenting over 130 paintings and sculptures, as well as over thirty seldom or never-before-seen drawings and collages, this book examines all periods in Lichtenstein's career, going well beyond his brushstrokes and the classic Pop romance and war cartoon paintings that made him famous.
Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective features exciting new scholarship by an international team of distinguished curators, critics, and art historians. Essays by Yve-Alain Bois, Chrissie Iles and Stephen Little, amongst others, give special consideration to Lichtenstein's historical influences, as well as evaluating the artist's abstract work and late nudes. Including photographs of the artist and his seminal exhibitions, and a complete chronology of Lichtenstein's life and work - compiled by Clare Bell of the Lichtenstein Foundation - this is the most authoritative publication on the artist since his death in 1997.

Exhibitions:
Art Institute of Chicago: 26 May - 3 September 2012
National Gallery of Art, Washington: 14 October 2012 - 6 January 2013
Tate Modern, London: 21 February - 7 May 2013

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849760098
• ISBN 13: 9781849760096
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: James Rondeau, Sheena Wagstaff