COLOGNE.- The halftone dots used by Pop
maestro
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) are world famous. Taking motifs from the
realms of
comics and consumerism, Lichtenstein made paintings by piecing together
dots and
colored surfaces. But a very different side of his work can be
discovered at
this exhibition in Museum Ludwig . Around 100 exhibits, chiefly
large-scale
paintings along with a number of sculptures and drawings, reveal his
fascinating
explorations of style through the history of art – from Expressionism
and
Futurism to Bauhaus and Art Deco. Lichtenstein even appropriated works
by his
artist heroes – Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian and even Dali – and
interpreted them
in an often ironic and cryptic manner using his own visual language. On
view
through 3 October, 2010.