‘Roy Lichtenstein: Like New’ Isn’t Your Parents’ Pop Art

We can’t help it: Roy Lichtenstein is everywhere. From the pixels that make up on-screen images and the thick, brazen linework of even today’s greatest makers to the split-second shot of a tear-stained heroine, his impact is nearly impossible to shake. It’s fast, it’s in your face. But how has his household comics-and-dots shorthand eclipsed a more complex story?“Just because we can recognize something doesn’t mean we fully understand what it is,” said Meg Onli, one of the curators of Roy Licht...