Painters, conceptual artists

Vitaly Komar,

Комар, Виталий Анатольевич

born Moscow, 11 September 1943

Alexander Melamid

Меламид, Альберт (Александр) Данилович

Born Moscow, 14 July 1945

Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid graduated 1967 from the Moscow Stroganov School of Art and Design During the late 60’s and early 70’s, they founded the movement Sots Art which combines the principles of Dadaism and Socialist Realism. In 1973, they were expelled from the Youth section of the Soviet Artist Union. In 1974, they were arrested. In 1978 they moved to New York, where they live and work (www.komarandmelamid.org).

1979

1988

1997

2001