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Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing
In the late 19th century, the American illustrator and publisher Benjamin Day developed a cost-effective printing technique that used dots in different densities to reproduce images on a mass scale. This process, named after its inventor, matured over the next century and was utilised to print newspapers, advertisements, and pulp comic books in the 1950s and 60s. Sigmar Polke (Germany, 1941–2010), Roy Lichtenstein (United States, 1923–1997), and Gerald Laing (United Kingdom, 1936–2011)—along with the rest of the world—devoured this imagery daily, and chose to reconfigure it in their works.
Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing is an exhibition devoted to the Ben-Day dot. Featuring exceptional works by the legendary trio of artists, this is the first exhibition to connect them on the basis of their manipulation of the dot, transforming imagery from the commercial sphere into fine art.
Taking its title from Laing’s 1964 exhibition at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, Source and Stimulus will highlight certain themes that recur in the works of all three artists, including the Space Race, sexual liberation, mass consumerism, and politics. This transatlantic consideration of the 1960s Pop Art movement is both technical and thematic, affirming the enduring relevance of the visual vocabulary they created, in a time likewise shaped by sensationalism in the mass media.
Selected Works
Video
Evening of Discussion on Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing
May 2, 2018
Selected Press
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April 5, 2018
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Financial Times | Critics' Choice
March 10, 2018
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London Live Evening News | Legendary Pop Art creators' work showcased in London
March 5, 2018
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The Sunday Telegraph | Out of Hiding
March 4, 2018
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Blouin Artinfo | Top Art Shows in London This Week
March 1, 2018
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The Art Newspaper | Lichtenstein hidden in private collection for 25 years to be unveiled
February 23, 2018
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Town & Country | Ten Exhibitions To See This Spring
February 22, 2018
'Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing' at Lévy Gorvy. The Ben-Day dot is the subject of this …
Blouin Artinfo | ‘Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing’ at Lévy Gorvy, London
February 12, 2018
Lévy Gorvy will host an exhibition titled “Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing” at its …
FAD Magazine | Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing
February 4, 2018
In the late 19th century, the American illustrator and publisher Benjamin Day developed a cost-effective …
Artlyst | Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing
January 3, 2018
Featuring exceptional works by the legendary trio of artists, this is the first exhibition to connect …
More Information
- Press Release (PDF)
- Artists in this Exhibition:
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Sigmar Polke
- Gerald Laing