Alex Melamid
Alex Melamid (originally Russian Александр Данилович Меламид / Alexander Danilowitsch Melamid ; born July 14, 1945 in Moscow ) is an American artist .
Life
Melamid attended the Moscow Art Academy (1958–1960) and the Stroganov Institute for Art and Design (1962–1967).
Since 1965, Melamid worked with Vitaly Komar . Both initiated Soz Art , the Soviet counterpart to Pop Art . Together they were the first Russian artists to take part in a documenta at documenta 8 in Kassel in 1987 .
Melamid also became politically active against the system of the Soviet Union , left the country via Israel and later took on US citizenship.
literature
- documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Articles; Volume 2: Catalog; Volume 3: artist book . Kassel, 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Post-Utopian Art of Vitaly Komar & Aleksandr Melamid (Sots Art: 1970s, '80s) accessed on February 10, 2015.
- ^ Exhibition “Sots Art. Political Art in Russia”, accessed on February 10, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melamid, Alex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melamid, Alexander Danilowitsch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |