Forward to the Sun (Communism) from the Sots Art series
Artist
Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid
(Russian, 1973-2003)
Date1972
CultureRussian
MediumOil and tempera on panel
DimensionsPanel: 44.5 × 64 cm (17 1/2 × 25 3/16 in.)
Frame: 47.5 × 67.3 × 2.5 cm (18 11/16 × 26 1/2 × 1 in.)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineNorton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union
Object number2001.1222
Exhibition History- Rotation, 08/2000-07/2004, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Upper Level
- “Thinking Pictures”: Moscow Conceptual Art in the Dodge Collection, 09/06/2016-12/31/2016, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery
- Rotation, 01/19/2017-03/2017, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Lower Level
- Komar and Melamid: A Lesson in History, 02/11/2023-07/16/2023, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery
Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid
1982-1983
