A Richard Hamilton Retrospective

Tate Modern presents a Richard Hamilton retrospective exhibition, featuring 160 works and open to the public through May 26th, 2014. Later, the show will ravel to Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, expanded to 260 items on exhibit. This retrospective covers a career spanning 60 years and includes works in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital prints, industrial design, and replicas. Using these techniques, Hamilton created still life's, portraits, figurative representations, landscapes, interiors, historical painting, political propaganda, religious iconography, and the appropriation of elements from popular culture and art history. The centerpiece for the retrospective will be Hamilton's immersive installation Fun House 1856, which combines his film posters, art publication with which he collaborated, and Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? Also featured in the show are Hamilton's iconic series devoted to Mick Jagger, Marilyn Monroe, and Bing Crosby (representative of his interest in popular culture), as well as is depictions of Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, and IRA protests (where he explored more complex contemporary issues of a social and political nature).