1923–1997

Roy Lichtenstein

American Pop artist whose comic-strip imagery and Ben-Day dot technique parodied painterly heroics and put printed mass culture into the museum.

Exhibitions: Expansive Presentation of Roy Lichtenstein, Los Angeles; Roy Lichtenstein: Like New, New York, October 11, 2026; Roy Lichtenstein: 1997, New York, September 5, 2026; Roy Lichtenstein, New York, January 1, 2026; Roy Lichtenstein, January 1, 2026; Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, Chicago, May 17, 2012 to September 3, 2012.

News: It’s time to tell the truth about Roy Lichtenstein (Financial Times, November 9, 2026). The Whitney’s retrospective ‘Like New’ focuses heavily on the triumphs of the early 1960s — and with good reason

News: Meg Onli and Zack Winokur to Curate 2028 Whitney Biennial (Artforum, November 6, 2026). The Whitney Museum of American Art has named Meg Onli and Zack Winokur as the curators of the 2028 Whitney Biennial. Onli, who currently serves as the museum’s Nancy and Fred Poses Curator, co-organized the 2024 Biennial, “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” as well as the blockbuster retrospective…

News: 10 Art Books to Curl Up With This November (Hyperallergic, November 2, 2026). Celia Paul’s latest essay collection from Venice, Salman Toor’s painted worlds, the secret herbarium of Rosa Luxemburg, a new Roy Lichtenstein catalog for old fans, and more.

News: In New York, Roy Lichtenstein feels more modern than ever (Wallpaper*, October 18, 2026). At the Whitney Museum of American Art, revel in over 130 of Roy Lichtenstein's works

News: Diaries of a Primitive Man (Hyperallergic, October 17, 2026). John Yau on Roy Lichtenstein, Megan O’Grady on John Berger, and Paddy Johnson answers the question: Do I need an agent?

News: Roy Lichtenstein Was All Style (Hyperallergic, October 14, 2026). John Yau on the Whitney’s retrospective of the Pop titan, an interview on Indigenous perseverance with Congress hopeful Jonathan Nez, and art films to see at DOC NYC.

News: Roy Lichtenstein Has Lost His Luster (Hyperallergic, October 13, 2026). He went from being a satirist of America’s ideals to a parody of himself, an artist content with other artists’ masterpieces.

News: ‘What could be discovered? What is new there?’: blockbuster exhibition celebrates Roy Lichtenstein (The Guardian, October 11, 2026). The often-criticised pop artist is the focus of a monumental new survey including rarely seen pieces and ambitious new restagings at New York’s Whitney Museum When the American artist Roy Lichtenstein created his monumental Greene Street Mural in 198…