Roy Lichtenstein: Sculptor

This is the first monograph on the great American artist's work as a sculptor.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova for the 2013 Venice Biennale, the monograph exhaustively illustrates the sculptures Lichtenstein created between 1968 and 1997, the year of his death. From his first ceramic works down to large-scale public ones, the volume seeks to trace the artistic process leading from draughts and drawings to collages, maquettes, metal sculptures and large-scale urban installations. It also seeks to explore Lichtenstein's work on industrial manufacturing methods and techniques, by providing important information about the workshops the artist collaborated with during his career.

The book is intended to offer a comprehensive overview of the artist's experimental use of methods of industrial production, along with a selection of interviews and texts on his two-dimensional sculptures.

The art historian, critic and theoretician Germano Celant has curated exhibitions throughout the world and authored over a hundred books and catalogues. The Director of the Fondazone Prada in Milan since 1995, Celant is also the curator of the Fondazione Aldo Rossi in Milan, and the curator of the Fondazione Vedova in Venice.  He writes for L'Espresso and Interni.

English edition (with Italian insert)
Exhibition
Venice, Fondazione Vedova
28 May – 24 November 2013