ANOTHER VISION OF POP ART
Beaubourg Centre So I was off to see Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997). There had already been the same retrospective at the Tate earlier this year but not an artist which tempts me to take trains or planes to see him. A Pop Artist of course and I tend to relate him to crying females, lines, comics and advertising. All those clichés that correspond to this era. Andy Warhol being another one. Roy Lichtenstein’s style was certainly clear, effective and memorable but my enthusiasm was not growing as I approached the centre. I had told myself that if there were queues outside the Beaubourg, I would give him a miss. There weren’t. Fishing village 1987 This is the first major retrospective of his work in France. A selection of over 100 key works. In fact there were some here which were not shown in the same exhibitions in London or Chicago. We were not to know which ones they were. His work is LARGE - and I have got to admit it - surprising. There was even one painting whic