For lovers of Pop Art, the Roy Lichtenstein retrospective currently being held at the Tate Modern in London, is the chance of a lifetime. Featuring the work of this artist whose pioneering Comic Strip images of the 60s, with his glamorous heroines displaying a range of emotions throughout the dramatic situations of blood, sweat and tears, executed in his signature Ben-Day dots, established him as an artist alongside Warhol and the likes.
For those who believe that comic strips and advertising imagery are the sum total of the artist’s talent, they will be pleasantly surprised to discover that the 125 pieces in this exhibition reveal a previously hidden aspects of his work. Sculptures in ceramic and brass, landscapes and abstracts verging on the surrealistic and futuristic are all displayed, some for the very first time.
The not to be missed exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), which runs through to May 27th, is a joint collaboration between the Tate Modern and the Art Institute of Chicago, where it was shown in 2012.
