Part 5. Panel discussion and Q&A chaired by Gill Perry
This study day explored issues raised by a major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at Tate Modern. His extraordinary body of work is the springboard for a critical exploration of ideas around the meaning of pop in the US and UK and its legacy for contemporary art and culture. Curators, academics and artists contributed to the debates. Speakers included: Hal Foster, art critic and historian, Iria Candela, Curator, Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, Tate Modern, David Mellor, University of Sussex, Leon Wainwright, The Open University and Lisa Tickner, The Courtauld Institute of Art. Question and answer sessions were chaired by Gill Perry, The Open University and Marko Daniel, Tate. This event was related to the exhibition Lichtenstein: A Retrospective.