{"title":"Komar \u0026 Melamid","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHedonism Gallery offers authentic original prints and artworks by \u003cstrong\u003eVitaly Komar \u0026amp; Alexander Melamid\u003c\/strong\u003e — exceptional, provocative works of art with significant historical value, making them a premier investment for fine art collections. Secure worldwide shipping is available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cinput style=\"display: none;\" id=\"toggleKomarMelamidBio\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e \u003clabel style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #f4edea; color: black; padding: 12px 24px; font-size: 1.1em; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; user-select: none;\" for=\"toggleKomarMelamidBio\"\u003e Biographies \u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0; transition: all 0.4s ease; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 0 15px; border-radius: 4px;\" class=\"komar-melamid-biography-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVitaly Komar \u0026amp; Alexander Melamid\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1943 and 1945) stand among the most groundbreaking and influential figures of late 20th-century Conceptual art. Once dubbed “exasperating expatriates” for their relentless, wry mockery of social and political regimes, the artists met in Moscow and teamed up in 1965. In 1967, they co-founded the iconic Sots Art movement — a brilliant mash-up of Socialist Realism, Conceptualism, and Pop Art born out of the overproduction of ideology and visual propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter defecting from the USSR to America in 1978, Komar and Melamid expanded their subversive vision across paintings, prints, sculptures, and conceptual performances, sharply criticizing Communism, consumerism, and the art market itself. Today, their collaborative works are housed in major museum collections worldwide — including MoMA, Tate Modern, and the Guggenheim—representing a pivotal chapter in contemporary art history and an enduring investment for discerning collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  #toggleKomarMelamidBio:checked ~ .komar-melamid-biography-content {\n    max-height: 2000px !important;\n    opacity: 1 !important;\n    margin-top: 15px !important;\n    padding: 0 15px !important;\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"komar-and-melamid-thank-you-comrade-stalin-for-our-happy-childhood-screenprint-1983","title":"Komar \u0026 Melamid - Thank You Comrade Stalin for Our Happy Childhood! (Hand-Signed, Limited edition, Screenprint, 1983)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 22px; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ececec; border-radius: 8px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.6; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- Authenticity --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 6px 12px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; background: #e50914; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOriginal Screenprint in Red Enamel Ink • Sots Art\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Artist --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111;\"\u003eVitaly Komar \u0026amp; Alexander Melamid\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 6px; font-size: 14px; color: #777; font-style: italic;\"\u003eRussian \/ American, born 1943 \u0026amp; 1945\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Title --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 18px 0 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.35; color: #111;\"\u003eThank You Comrade Stalin for Our Happy Childhood!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 6px; font-size: 14px; color: #666;\"\u003e1983\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- Provenance \/ Publisher Block (Pure Red Tinted Accent) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fff0f0; border-left: 4px solid #ff0000; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 14px auto 0 auto; max-width: 540px; text-align: left; border-radius: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #e50914; margin-bottom: 3px;\"\u003ePublisher \u0026amp; Workshop\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13.5px; color: #444; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003ePublished by Strother\/Elwood Art Editions, New York (with red publisher's stamp on verso; printed at John Nichols Printmakers \u0026amp; Publishers, SoHo, NYC (bearing the workshop's signature 'a' blind emboss mark on lower left margin).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 14px; font-size: 12px; color: #999; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-Signed in Pencil by Both Artists • Numbered 50\/80\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Rarity Accent Box --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fff5f5; border-left: 4px solid #ff0000; padding: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #e50914; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eSots Art \u0026amp; Soviet Conceptualism Masterpiece\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #111; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eIconic Monumental Edition in Vivid Red Enamel Ink\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #444; text-align: justify;\"\u003eCreated in 1983, \u003cem\u003eThank You Comrade Stalin for Our Happy Childhood!\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most celebrated works of \u003cstrong\u003eSots Art\u003c\/strong\u003e (Soviet Pop Art), pioneered by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid as a brilliant, subversive critique of Soviet propaganda iconography. Rendered in a striking, high-contrast \u003cstrong\u003evivid red enamel ink\u003c\/strong\u003e with extraordinary graphic intensity by master printer John Nichols in SoHo, New York, this landmark screenprint is hand-signed by both artists and numbered from the limited main edition of 80 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Technical Information --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 22px; font-size: 14px; color: #333;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original screenprint in red enamel ink on heavy wove paper\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e Composition (irreg.): 9 5\/8 × 25 9\/16 in (24.4 × 65 cm); Sheet: 13 3\/4 × 30 3\/8 in (35 × 77.2 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition \u0026amp; Signature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numbered '50\/80' and hand-signed in pencil by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid in the lower right margin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStamps \u0026amp; Blind Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Features the publisher’s red ink stamp (Strother Elwood Arts) on verso and the printer’s blind emboss monogram ('a' logo for John Nichols Printmakers) in the lower left corner\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strother\/Elwood Art Editions, New York\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Nichols Printmakers \u0026amp; Publishers, SoHo, New York (Workshop printers: John Nichols, Nenad Bojec, Elizabeth Shallow)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1; border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent overall condition for its age. Features a vertical crease through the left side of the sheet, which becomes visually subtle and minimally noticeable once framed. 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