News World class exhibitions heading to Blackpool 26 June 2019 by Visit Blackpool Grundy Art Gallery is excited to reveal details of its summer 2019 Exhibition and Events Programme. Taking place from the 13 July until 7 September, the programme will see Grundy Art Gallery collaborating with high-profile regional, national and international partners to bring two World class exhibitions to Blackpool. Cllr. Kim Critchley, Cabinet Assistant for Arts, said, ‘The 2019 Summer Programme continues the Grundy’s commitment to offering high-quality exhibitions and events. These exciting projects will give audiences access to World class art, artists and ideas that will inform, intrigue and entertain.’ ARTIST ROOMS Roy Lichtenstein This summer Grundy Art Gallery will present the work of American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997). A pioneer of the Pop Art movement that exploded in the 1960’s, Lichtenstein’s influence is still widely seen today. Creating often monumentally sized paintings using his signature hand-painted dots, Lichtenstein’s style mimicked the Ben-Day dot aesthetics of comic books and commercial newsprint, becoming synonymous with the pervasive and accelerating effects of popular mass culture at the time. Sometimes incorporating text, his paintings and prints use irony and cliché to reflect on the contemporary conditions of his day, from obsessions with youth and beauty, to the socio-political context in which he found himself working. ARTIST ROOMS Roy Lichtenstein has been developed in partnership with Tate and National Galleries Scotland, and provides a rare opportunity to see such a substantial collection of Lichtenstein’s work in the north of England. This solo exhibition showcases a key body of his work which has been placed on long loan to the ARTIST ROOMS collection by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Following its presentation at Grundy Art Gallery, the exhibition will be shown at the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle from 28 September 2019. NDACA at the Grundy: Art, Anger and Rights from the Disability Arts Movement Curated in partnership with the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA), Grundy Art Gallery will host an exhibition that will tell the heritage story of a group of disabled people and their allies who broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture about those struggles. Including artworks, documentary materials and ephemera, the exhibition will have a particular focus on artists based in the North, and will examine the impact of their work at both a local and national level. NDACA at the Grundy is presented as part of Access Fylde Coast, a project led by Disability First, Blackpool, and funded by the Coastal Communities Fund, which aims to boost tourism across the Fylde Coast while breaking down the barriers to disability. ACCOMPANYING EVENTS A programme of events will also take place throughout the summer 2019 season, including talks, workshops and exhibition tours. More information about this will be uploaded to Grundy Art Gallery’s website soon. Please check back for further details or follow us on social media. www.grundyartgallery.com