{"id":956,"date":"2012-05-16T09:34:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T13:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2012-07-21T20:45:07","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T00:45:07","slug":"huge-roy-lichtenstein-retrospective-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/16\/huge-roy-lichtenstein-retrospective-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"HUGE Roy Lichtenstein retrospective in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, Roy Lichtenstein<\/a> fans! Planning a trip to the windy city (and I don’t mean Winnipeg) in the near future? Well, you’re in luck because there is a HUGE retrospective at the Art Institute May 22 to Sept. 3.<\/p>\n

Over 160 drawings, paintings, and sculptures are included in the exhibition, which explores the evolution of (Lichtenstein’s) practice from abstractionist to refined avant-garde painter of \u201cBratatats,\u201d \u201cVarooms,\u201d \u201cWhaams,\u201d and many wild-haired women with their dryly witty thought bubbles. Visitors will have a chance to dissect his characteristic Ben-Day dotted style, as the exhibition attempts to expose Lichtenstein as a true formalist master.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you’d like to learn more about why Lichtenstein is such a big deal and why you should care (and you should, really) , you can read the rest of the article that quote is from:\u00a0WHAAM! Obsessive-Compulsive Pop Artist Roy Lichtensteins Biggest-Ever Retrospective Hits Chicago | Artinfo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s actually pretty interesting to see Lichtenstein’s work in retrospective format – we’re all used to the iconic images of teen romance comic books and soforth but when you consider his work within its conceptual framework you can see that he’s really performing a very witty act of deconstruction, poking fun at conventions of modernism while employing the same modernist tactics at a very high conceptual level. There’s something charmingly anarchic about that. If you get I chance I recommend you check out the show.<\/p>\n

\"RoyI don’t know if this piece will be on display but it’s my favourite so I’m going to include it here just because I want to. I’m particularly fond of his take on Matisse, in the background.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if you’re like me and probably won’t be able to swing a trip to Chicago, you can always spend some time checking out the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(warning: Flash site) or browse through\u00a0some of his work<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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