Vitaly Komar  (Russian, 1943) 

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Vitaly Komar Biography
1943   Born in Moscow, Russia
1958 - 1960   Art School, Moscow
1962 - 1967   Study and graduation at Moscow High School of Industry (former Stroganow)
1973 - 2003   Cooperation with Alexander Melamid: The artists Komar & Melamid are co-founders of the so-called 'soz-art' movement, created in the early 70s in Moscow. In 2004 the artists duo separated and both are working independently now.
  Since 1978 living in New York, USA
Selected Exhibitions
2007   2. Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia (solo)
2007   Three-Day Weekend, Galerie Sandmann (solo)
2005   Cooper Union, Catalogue
2002   'Iconoclash', Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
1999   Venice Biennale, Russian Pavilion, Venice, Italy (solo)
1997   Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (Joint exhibition with A. Melamid) (solo)
1995   Biennale Istanbul, Turkey
1989   Brooklyn Museum, NY, USA (Joint exhibition with A. Melamid) (solo)
1987   Dokumenta 8, Kassel, Germany
1984 - 1985   Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, UK (Joint exhibition with A. Melamid) (solo)
1977   'La nuova arte sovetica – una prospettiva non ufficiale', Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
1976   Ronald Feldman, NY, USA (Joint exhibition with A. Melamid) (solo)
1974   1st ‘Open air exhibition’ (Bulldozer exhibition), Beljaewo, Moscow, Russia