Komar and Melamid
Komar and Melamid are the kings of nostalgia, ardent for the very sorrows that once gave them a claim to tragedy.
Dec 1993
Articles by Andrew Solomon: All Articles
Oct 1993
The New Russian Money
The unofficial art movement of the old Soviet Union was formed by an absence of market. Glasnost changed all that.
Jul 1993
Young Russia’s Defiant Decadence
Some sex, more drugs and an insatiable lust for money in the brave new post-communal world.
Jan 1993
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma
Kochelev was indeed among that original group of visionaries for whom communism meant the glorious equality of all men.
Jan 1993
Grand Room for a Family
A discerning couple uses warm colors and a lively mix of styles to make prewar proportions seem intimate.
Oct 1992
Fine Tuning Tradition
Exquisite dissonance is an essential part of the harmony in decorator Geneviève Faure’s East Side maisonette.
Sep 1992
Artist of the Soviet Wreckage
Kabakov takes you by the hand and leads you from the oppressions of the world to the freedom within yourself.
Jul 1992
Two Sides of the Story
The houses of decorating partners demonstrate their belief that individuality is a matter of detail.
May 1992
Florida Fun House
Billy Diamond and Tony Baratta paint resort life in primary colors.
Apr 1992
Downtown’s Newest Drug
Nothing I have encountered before begins to approach the emotional, intellectual and physical exhibitionism of this production.
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