Roy Lichtenstein

The Week In Art

Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Video, Roy Lichtenstein, Christer Stromholm, Rainbow, Huff Post Arts Week in Art, Gustav Klimt, Francesca Woodman, The Week in Art, Michael Jones Mckean, Arts News

This week we saw a, exciting mix of historical greats and new technology. We celebrated a master's anniversary, revisited the Paris red light district...

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The Other King Of Pop

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Video, Roy Lichtenstein Chicago, Roy Lichtenstein Tate, Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective, Slideexpand, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

The largest exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein's work to date will be traveling to a number of museums in the U.S. and Europe this summer. First stop: the...

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Whaam! Splat! Bang! Lichtenstein Hits Chicago's Art Institute

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Woman's Board, Chris Ware, EXPO CHICAGO, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Garvey, Tony Fitzpatrick, Pop, Tony Karman, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Institute Chicago, Chicago Arts, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

The exhibition is truly the first of its kind or scale. Lichtenstein blurred the lines between low art and high art and paved the way for current day street artists and graphic novelists to further explore their craft in the world of fine art.

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Sotheby's Auction Breaks Records... Again

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Art Auction, New York Art Auction, Andy Warhol Elvis, Double Elvis, Francis Bacon, Roy Lichtenstein, Ai Weiwei, Andy Warhol Double Elvis, Double Elvis Auction, Arts News

NEW YORK — Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" sold for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their ow...

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Ed Ruscha + Jack Kerouac = Poetic Wandering

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: On the Road, Ed Ruscha on the Road, Jack Kerouac, Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, Ed Ruscha Denver, Ed Ruscha, Beat Poetry, Beat Generation, Surrealism, Slidepollajax, Allen Ginsberg, Denver Art Museum, Arts News

Ed Ruscha's paintings look simple, which is what makes their complexity so confounding. Like a short poem, you can enjoy a Ruscha work in a matter of ...

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Jim Dine's Pop Art Pinocchio

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Video, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Galerie Daniel Templon, Pop Art, Jim Dine, Pinocchio, Neo-Dada, Jim Dine Galerie Daniel Templon, Claus Oldenburg, Arts News

Pinocchio tells the story of a wooden puppet who turns into a living boy. Jim Dine, an influential pop artist who has been actively working for over 5...

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Invisible Self Portraits

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York Contemporary Art, Jan Van Eyck, Contemporary Art, Edouard Manet, Jonathan Horowitz, Roy Lichtenstein, Jonathan Horowitz Mirror, Roy Lichtenstein Mirror, Arts News

From Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Portrait" to Edouard Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere", the mirror has continued to enchant art lovers. Jonathan Ho...

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An Iconic Lichtenstein Heads To The Chopping Block

AP | Posted 02.25.2012

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NEW YORK -- A work by Roy Lichtenstein (LIHK'-tehn-styn) is going on the auction block in New York City. The presale estimate is up to $40 million. "...

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Richer Than Rich: Art Outperforms S&P

Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Investments, Video, Art, Art Sales, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Auctions, Art Investment, Artnet, l.s. Lowry, Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, S&P 500, Clyfford Still, Arts News

If you ever find yourself choosing between some Warhols or a few stocks, we're here to make that decision easier. A new study has found that artwork b...

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PHOTOS: Exhibition Captures Torrid Love Affair Between Artists And Art History

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Yusumasa Morimura, McDermott & McGough, Jennifer Cohen, Dan Fischer, Roy Lichtenstein, Mike Bidlo, David Colman, Nikki Katsikas, Annie Lapin, Rachel Kaye, Deborah Kass, Robert Longo, Ned Vena, Virginia Overton, Sentimental Education, Angela Branco, Sherrie Levine, Patricia Cronin, Pavlak Gallery, Robert Lazzarini, Anthony Pearson, Scott Reeder, Elaine Sturtevant, George Condo, Volker Hueller, Robert Pruitt, Vik Muniz, Orly Genger, Elizabeth Peyton, Andrew Brischler, Rob Wynne, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, Jeanette Mundt, Richard Pettibone, Pablo Bronstein, Amy Bessone, Firooz Zahedi, Louise Lawler, Peter Coffin, Stephen Prina, Brendan Lynch, Andisheh Avini, Arts News

The exhibition 'Sentimental Education' examines and toys with the cyclical love affair between the artist and art history, and the gifts each gives th...

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Driving To Storm King Art Center In A W-12 Bentley

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Schunnemunk Mountains, Roy Lichtenstein, Storm King Art Center, Alexander Calder, Continental GT Coupe, Andy Goldsworthy, Zhang Huan, Sculpture Parks, Mark Di Suvero Maya Lin, Three Legged Buddha, Bentley Flying Spur, Nizwa, Oman, Storm King Wavefield, Storm King Wall, Mulsanne, Travel News

I've been to New York's outdoor art museum before -- but never on such a perfect autumn day without a cloud, under a sunny cerulean sky with brushstrokes of red, yellow and crimson painted on the surrounding trees.

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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday, Roy Lichtenstein!

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Lichtenstein, Occupy Museums, Artist Birthday, Roy Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein Birthday, Occupy Wall Street, Arts News

88 years ago today, a teeny-tiny Roy Lichtenstein was born, a man who would change the course of American art forever. As one of the forefathers of Po...

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WATCH: Amy Winehouse Pop Art Tribute

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Amy Winehouse Rehab, Video, Gerald Laing Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, British Art, Amy Winehouse Dead, UK Arts, Amy Winehouse, Gerald Laing, Arts News

Amy Winehouse's acclaimed and turbulent career is responsible for the UK's best selling album of the 21st century, and while the world mourns the loss...

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WATCH: Chuck Close On Corruption In The Art Market

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Chuck Close Portraits, Kate Moss, Phillip Glass, Roy Lichtenstein, UK Arts, Chuck Close Interview, Chuck Close, Art, Video, Brad Pitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Chuck Close Video, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Jasper Johns, Arts News

Chuck Close is well known for his photorealistic portraits, and as an artist with numerous parties vying for control of his work, he is in a unique po...

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Short Takes: Art Fair Survey, James Ensor, Chinese Mask Changing, and More

Jane Chafin | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Art Fairs, James Ensor, Chinese Mask Changing, Roy Lichtenstein, Arts News

The idea of taking our show on the road to a larger audience by participating in art fairs is very tempting, even though I find attending the fairs a sterile and depressing experience. Is it worth the risk?

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Rose Art Museum Collection Saved

The Huffington Post | Sydney Edelist | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Boston, Willem De Kooning, Controversy, Art News, Art Controversy, Richard Serra, Roy Lichtenstein, Cindy Sherman, Art Collection, Brandeis University, Jasper Johns, Rose Art Museum, Morris Louis, Arts News

The legal battle over Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum's collection is finally over. According to reports published Thursday morning, the univers...

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Larry Gagosian's House Damaged In Fire

East Hampton, NY Patch | Taylor K. Vecsey | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, East Hampton, Jackson Pollock, Willem De Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso, Property Damage, Fire, Painting, Gagosian, Larry Gagosian, New York, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News

A fire broke out behind the walls of renowned art dealer Larry Gagosian's house in Amagansett on Tuesday night, leaving it uninhabitable for the time ...

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D*Face 'Going Nowhere Fast' In Los Angeles

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, D*Face, Steven P. Harrington, Dface, Jaime Rojo, Corey Helford Gallery, Brooklyn Street Art, Street Art, Los Angeles, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Michael Jackson, Oscars, Hollywood, Arts News

"Going Nowhere Fast" went somewhere with the pedal to the metal - mainly private collections. The almost sold out show at the Corey Helford Gallery in...

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Lichtenstein Work, Won For $10, Could Fetch $1M

AP | By ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 05.30.2011

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NEW YORK -- The invitation to a 1960s "happening" was intriguing: Pay $10 to enter a lottery for the chance to get a key to a Penn Station locker cont...

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Minneapolis, Not New York, to Get Merce Cunningham Dance Company Collection

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Walker Arts Center, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Arts News

The 150-object Merce Cunningham Dance Company collection of set pieces, costumes and painted drops created for the visionary choreographer by leading artists, designers and musicians finally has a home.

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Great Art Inspired by Homer and Cartoons

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Art, Art, Dining, Roy Lichtenstein, Homer, Mythology, La Around Town, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

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Rare Lichtenstein Work On View At The Albertina

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Painting, Popular Art, Roy Lichtenstein Art Work, Oil-Painting, Lichtenstein, Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, Roy-Lichtenstein, Pop-Art, Arts News

From: Mutual Art Running from January 28th through May 15th, the Albertina in Vienna will be showcasing some rare works by the celebrated artist Ro...

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The Furthest State: Elemental Satisfactions of 2010.

David Coggins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Skelton, Art News, Warpaint, Art of Shooting, Roy Lichtenstein, An Horse, Hundred in the Hands, Pavement, Arts News

In a year where the public narrative threatened to veer off the tracks, cultural satisfaction could be found far from the glare of the media fire.

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The Top New York Art Auctions of 2010

Katherine Jentleson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Auction Records, Christie's, Fine Art, Art Sales, Sotheby's, Art Auctions, Giacometti, Roy Lichtenstein, Slidehuge, Picasso, Best of 2010, Top 10 List, New York News

Whereas highly valued masterpieces were rare in 2009, reassured sellers sent top-tier works from Giacometti to Picasso tumbling across the auction block in 2010.

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STOLEN ART: Thief Tunnels Through Wall To Steal $750,000 Worth Of Art By Andy Warhol & Roy Lichtenstein

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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A brazen thief tunnelled through a wall into a New York City apartment and stole $750,000 of pictures by Andy Warhol and other artists. Police said t...

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