Summary
- Whitney Museum of American Art will unveil Roy Lichtenstein: Like New this October
- The exhibition features over 130 paintings, sculptures, drawings, films, and installations by the artist, spanning his most iconic paintings to early works
Roy Lichtenstein’s art surprisingly foreshadowed our current image-driven world. His famous paintings, based on comic books and created with a distinctive dot pattern, seem to anticipate how we constantly copy, share, and remix images online today – think of cropping photos, reposting content, and creating memes.
A major exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking Pop Art artist Roy Lichtenstein will open at the Whitney Museum of American Art this fall. Titled Like New, the show, which opens October 11th in New York City, brings together more than 130 of his works – including paintings, drawings, collages, prints, sculptures, and films – spanning his entire career. The exhibition offers a fresh look at Lichtenstein’s art through a contemporary perspective.
The exhibition, organized by Meg Onli, artist Alex Da Corte, and curators Nakai Falcón and David Crane, explores Warhol’s early interests in how we see things, consumerism, and advertising. It features some of his most famous pieces, including “Look Mickey” (1961), “Drowning Girl” (1963), and “Masterpiece” (1962), showing how these themes developed throughout his career.
Okay, so one of the coolest things I’ve heard about is they’re showcasing the complete eight-piece Pop collection – it’s supposed to feel like being at Lichtenstein’s first big show back in ’62, just like when his studio stuff was donated recently. And get this: they’re actually rebuilding three of his murals! The “Greene Street Mural” is massive at 96 feet long, and there’ll also be an outdoor version of “Girl in Window.” Apparently, one of the curators, Da Corte, who’s also an artist himself, is helping to make that happen.
The exhibition explores how the artist’s ideas extended beyond Pop Art, showing his work alongside artists like Louise Lawler, Richard Pettibone, and Sturtevant. This comparison highlights the show’s focus on artistic borrowing and how images continue to evolve and reappear.
Roy Lichtenstein transformed the world of fine art by taking common images and making them his own. He openly drew inspiration from various sources – even cartoons – as he famously stated, “All my art is in some way about other art, even if the other art is cartoons.”
The Whitney Museum’s new exhibit, Like New, will be open to the public on October 11. Members can preview the exhibit from October 8–10. Visit the museum’s website now to get your tickets!
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