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The Essence of Truth (Grinding Pravda)
The Essence of Truth (Grinding Pravda)
The Essence of Truth (Grinding Pravda)

The Essence of Truth (Grinding Pravda)

Artist Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid (Russian, 1973-2003)
Date1975
CultureRussian
MediumThree gelatin silver prints on paper and object made of compressed newspaper
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineNorton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union
Object number1991.0885.001-004
Exhibition History- Soviet Nonconformist Art from The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection, 03/06/1995-05/27/1995, Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ - Rotation, 08/2000-07/2004, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Upper Level -Komar and Melamid: A Lesson in History, 01/11/2023-07/16/2023, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery - Beyond Memory: Photography and Photo-related Works of Art from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union, 09/01/2004-11/28/2004, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery - Photo-related Art, 11/2004-03/2005, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Lower Level - Rotation, 08/2005-03/2012, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Upper Level - Komar and Melamid: A Lesson in History, 02/11/2023-07/16/2023, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery