{"product_id":"9780241965061","title":"9780241965061","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Special on Roy Lichtenstein by Alastair Sooke - read in 2 hours or less\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Why, Brad darling, this painting is a masterpiece! My, soon you'll have all of New York clamoring for your work!'  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy Lichtenstein - architect of Pop art, connoisseur of the comic strip, master of irony and prophet of popular culture.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom exhilarating images of ice-cool jet pilots in dog fights, to blue-haired Barbie dolls drowning in scenes of domestic heartache, Lichtenstein's instantly recognisable paintings, with their Ben-Day dots and witty one-liners, defined the art of a generation. But how did a jobbing, unassuming painter of the Fifties become a world-famous Pop artist whose work today sells for millions? What do his paintings really tell us? And what is his legacy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, by art critic and broadcaster Alastair Sooke, is a perfect introduction to the artist and his work. Spanning Lichtenstein's career, and explaining his unique style, it is a journey through the life of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in time for a major new retrospective of the work of Roy Lichtenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sooke is an immensely engaging character. He has none of the weighty self-regard that often afflicts art experts and critics; rather he approaches his subjects with a questioning, open, exploratory attitude' Sarah Vine, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'His shows are excellent - clever, lively, scholarly, but not too lecturey; he's very good at linking his painters with the world outside the studio, and at how these artists have affected the world today' Sam Wollaston reviewing 'Modern Masters', \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlastair Sooke is deputy art critic of the\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written and presented documentaries on television and radio for the BBC, including \u003ci\u003eModern Masters\u003c\/i\u003e, an acclaimed BBC One series that chronicled modern art in the twentieth century. Since 2009 he has reported regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe Culture Show \u003c\/i\u003eon BBC Two. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175600767216,"sku":"9780241965061","price":5.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241965061_p0.jpg?v=1763680166","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241965061","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}