An exhibition that brings together over 80 works by Roy Lichtenstein and the other great protagonists of American Pop Art; to highlight both its originality and its belong to a specific climate, in fact, in comparison with those of Lichtenstein, there are also iconic works by Andy Warhol, Mel Ramos, Allan D’Arcangelo, Tom Wesselmann, James Rosenquist and Robert Indiana. A unique event of its kind made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Magnani-Rocca Foundation with famous international museums and prestigious galleries and private collections.

Lichtenstein has influenced graphic designers, designers, advertisers, and other contemporary artists, so much so that even today it is possible to find references to his style in every area of design and communication. His characteristic style borrowed from the typographic net, his use of comics in painting, his reinterpretations of the art of the distant and recent past have entered not only in the history of twentieth-century art but also in the collective imagination of new generations, printed endlessly on posters and consumer items.

The first part of the exhibition is dedicated to the initial season of Pop Art, between 1960 and 1965 in which Roy Lichtenstein icons are born from the world of comics and advertising. The exhibition is then punctuated by some series of photographs that portray the artist at work in his studio. The authors are two protagonists of Italian art photography, Ugo Mulas and Aurelio Amendola, who, at different times, have portrayed Lichtenstein: in this way not only can you enter the workshop of the artist, but also read the relationship that always has linked Italian culture to the painter.

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