Roy Lichtenstein: The Grammar of Pop and the Art of Quotation

Among postwar artists, Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) most vividly embodies the paradox of high and low culture. His name is virtually synonymous with Pop Art, a movement that sought to collapse the distance between everyday images and fine art, between the mass-produced world of comics, advertising, and consumer culture, and the sanctified walls of museums. YetContinue reading “Roy Lichtenstein: The Grammar of Pop and the Art of Quotation”