Roy Lichtenstein
dal 27/9/2002 al 7/12/2002
Segnalato da
27/9/2002
Roy Lichtenstein
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
The first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints of Roy Lichtenstein’s Perfect and Imperfect Paintings series. This exhibition will also inaugurate the newly expanded Beverly Hills gallery, designed by Richard Meier & Partners.
Perfect / Imperfect
Opening reception: Saturday, September 28, 6 - 8 PM
Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present the first comprehensive exhibition
dedicated to
the paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints of Roy Lichtenstein’s
Perfect and Imperfect
Paintings series. This exhibition will also inaugurate the newly expanded
Beverly Hills
gallery, designed by Richard Meier & Partners.
This series began in 1985 with the production of ''perfect'' paintings,
abstract
compositions of intersecting triangles, large planes of color and
signature dots all fitting
neatly within the confines of a rectangular picture plane. The Imperfect
paintings that
followed, however, broke free from the rectilinear shape of their
predecessors; instead
of making the triangles fit, the edges project beyond the limits of the
canvas. Lichtenstein
would often use a similar composition for a Perfect and for an Imperfect
painting, where
only the slight torque of a line created an entirely new work.
This exhibition has been made possible with the help of the Roy
Lichtenstein Foundation,
Dorothy Lichtenstein, and the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. A color
catalogue will
accompany the exhibition with an essay by Yve-Alain Bois.
Gagosian Gallery
456 North Camden Drive Beverly Hills California