Whitney Museum Opens 'Roy Lichtenstein: 1997' Exhibition Focusing on Late Works

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Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Whitney Museum Opens 'Roy Lichtenstein: 1997' Exhibition Focusing on Late Works
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The Facts

The Whitney Museum will open "Roy Lichtenstein: 1997," a focused exhibition highlighting rarely seen works from the last year of the Pop artist's life. The exhibition runs in conjunction with the major exhibition "Roy Lichtenstein: Like New" on the museum's fifth floor. It includes prints, photographs, sculptural maquettes, and drawing and collage studies for unrealized projects. The exhibition is organized by David Crane, Curatorial Research Associate, and Nakai Falcón, Curatorial Assistant.

The Signal

The exhibition offers fresh insight into Lichtenstein's late experimentation and his response to the digital age, demonstrating the vitality of his vision five decades into his career. For collectors and curators, this focused presentation provides a rare opportunity to see the artist's final year of work, expanding understanding beyond his iconic 1960s and 1970s output.

  • Artists: Roy Lichtenstein
  • People: David Crane, Nakai Falcón
  • Museums: Whitney Museum
  • Locations: New York
Originally via Whitney Museum · Curated by The Cultural Signal
Image by Eric Koch for Anefo via Openverse (CC BY-SA)

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