Roy Lichtenstein

This kaleidoscopic exhibition catalog celebrates Lichtensteins multifaceted careerfrom his iconic achievements in the Pop Art movement and beyond. Published to mark the centennial of Lichtensteins birth, this retrospective volume is brimming with brilliant reproductions that highlight the entirety of the artists oeuvre. It features the acclaimed works that helped establish 1960s pop artpanels inspired by comic strips and advertising, which send up societal stereotypes. It looks at his pioneering use of painted benday dots and carefully drawn and in-filled brushstrokes, his interiors and landscapes, re-stagings of still lifes, his expansion into sculpture and ceramics, and works that pay homage to famous artists such as Picasso, Monet, and Van Gogh. Throughout this magnificent catalog readers will come to appreciate not only Lichtensteins vibrant and dynamic use of color, line, and texture, but also how his continuing confrontation with the visual language of popular culture and consumerism continues to resonate today.