Roy Lichtenstein

Kunst als Motiv

Roy Lichtenstein, Figures in Landscape, 1977, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010

The Ben-Day dots of Pop Art maestro Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) have become world-famous. Using motifs from comic strips and the consumer world, Lichtenstein created paintings made up of dots and coloured surfaces. At the exhibition in Museum Ludwig you can now discover a completely different side to his art. In around 100 exhibits, predominantly large-sized paintings as well as accompanying drawings and sculptures, we can follow how he explored various styles from art history, ranging from Expressionism and Futurism to the Bauhaus, Art Déco and even east Asian landscape painting. Works and the stylistic hall-marks of such artist heroes as Monet, Matisse, Mondrian and Dalí appear as themes and set elements, which Lichtenstein rephrases in his own imagery with a mixture of irony and mastery. Even Picasso gets cast in a totally new light, becoming a pseudo-comic that reflects the clichéd image of the artist. The impressive paintings from the series "Brushstrokes" show precisely that - brushstrokes, but massively enlarged and stylised. They testify to Lichtenstein's searching reflections on painting and may be seen as the key works in the exhibition.

Roy Lichtenstein. Kunst als Motiv

2.7 – 17.10.2010

Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Every first Thursday of the month 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Closed on Monday

Eintritt und Anreise
Ausstellungsflyer

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Girl with tear I,</strong> 1977, Guggenheim Museum New York, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Laocoon,</strong> 1988, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Still Life with Net, Shell, Rope and Pulley</strong>, 1972, Museum Ludwig, Köln, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Frolic</strong>, 1977, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Tall Mountains</strong>, 1996, Museum Ludwig, Köln, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

<p><strong>Roy Lichtenstein, Die Kathedralen von Rouen</strong> (Zu drei verschiedenen Tageszeiten gesehen, Folge 2, 1977, Museum Ludwig, Köln, © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2010</p>

Start picture gallery (7 pictures)

Museum Ludwig has the largest collection of American Pop Art outside of the USA, with many works by Lichtenstein. After visiting the Lichtenstein exhibition you can take a tour round the museum's permanent collection, which gives fascinating insights and points of comparison with works by Léger and Picasso, and even Kirchner and Magritte.

The exhibition has been organised in close collaboration with the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Curators: Gianni Mercurio (From January till May the exhibition was on show in a different form at the "Triennale di Milano" in Milan under the title "Roy Lichtenstein: Meditations on Art") and Dr. Stephan Diederich (Museum Ludwig).

Öffentliche Führungen in deutscher Sprache finden jeweils dienstags um 15 Uhr und donnerstags um 16 Uhr statt. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 25 Personen begrenzt. Bitte melden Sie sich 30 Minuten vor Beginn an der Kasse an.

Kurzvorträge

Sonntags um 11 Uhr bieten wir Ihnen einen Kurzvortrag zur Ausstellung (20 Min.) sowie sonntags um 11.30 Uhr und 15 Uhr einen Dokumentarfilm (30 Min.) über Roy Lichtenstein an.
Ort: Kino im Museum Ludwig an. Der Eintritt ist frei!

Catalogue

The exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue, published by DuMont.

Audio-guide

An audio-guide tour is available in German and English.

Exhibition guide

An exhibition guide is available in in German and English.

Poptalk

Be part of the act! Express your opinions, ask questions and swap ideas with other visitors - round the clock. At the Forum Art a group of experts will attend to your questions about the art works and even publish them on Twitter and Facebook. There you can keep tracks on artworks or register as a fan of your favourite piece, and keep up with other contributions and discussions by other members. www.museum-ludwig.org

Programme

The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive programme of talks and workshops and special offers for youngsters, adults and teachers. Here you will find all offers, dates and informations.

Roy Lichtenstein Tickets

Tickets for your visit of the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition you can get at our cash desk (opening hours, admission) or at arttourist pre-selling or as online ticket at ticketmaster.

Anreise mit dem Kultur-Ticket-Spezial der Deutschen Bahn

Fahren Sie zum Festpreis nach Köln - hin und zurück am selben Tag - bequem und schnell im ICE/EC/IC ab allen Bahnhöfen im Umkreis von 300 km. Das Kultur-Ticket-Spezial erhalten Sie bei gleichzeitigem Kauf oder Vorlage einer Eintrittskarte zur Roy-Lichtenstein-Ausstellung in allen DB Reisezentren und DB Agenturen. Preis pro Person in der 2. Klasse EUR 39,- bzw. EUR 59,- in der 1. Klasse. Kinder zwischen 6 und unter 15 Jahren reisen in Begleitung ihrer Eltern oder Großeltern kostenlos mit. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter www.bahn.de/kultur

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