Talk and Book Signing
Avis Berman
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Monday, May 20, 2019, 6–7:30pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
Avis Berman, author of Roy Lichtenstein: The Impossible Collection, will be in conversation with Dorothy Lichtenstein to celebrate the release of the book. In this new Assouline Ultimate Collection volume, one hundred of Roy Lichtenstein’s most memorable works are lavishly reproduced, from the iconic Whaam! (1963) and Drowning Girl (1963) to later reinterpretations of paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and van Gogh and public commissions such as his 1994 mural for the Times Square – 42nd Street New York City subway station. Berman will sign copies of the book after the talk. To attend the free event, RSVP to lichtensteinrsvp@gagosian.com.
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Roy Lichtenstein: The Impossible Collection (New York: Assouline, 2019)
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