Alexander Kosolapov
Alexander Kosolapov | |
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| Born | 1943 Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
| Nationality | USA |
| Education | Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, Surikov Moscow Art Institute |
| Known for | Mixed media, sculpture, painting |
| Notable work | Lenin and Coca-Cola |
Alexander Kosolapov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Косолапов; born January 1, 1943) is a Russian-American sculptor and painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1975 and has since lived and worked in New York City.
Biography[edit]
In the late 1950s Kosolapov attended the school of the Surikov Moscow Art Institute. Amongst his classmates were Leonid Sokov and Alexander Yulikov.[1]
After his emigration, the artist played a critical role in assisting in the gathering of materials and clandestine distribution of the unofficial Soviet art magazine A-YA, edited by fellow Russian emigre Igor Chelkovski.
Since his Soviet-era canvases (one of which was displayed in Times Square in 1982), he has produced more modern works, including Mickey Mouse sharing a conversation with Jesus, Tatlin's Tower leaning away from the clutches of a skeleton, and a Mercedes sporting an onion dome.[2]
Public collections[edit]
- The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
- The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- The New Museum, New York
- The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMoMA), Moscow, Russia
- The New York Public Library, New York
- The National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia
- The ART4.RU Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Moscow, Russia
- The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, US
- The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, US
- The Mead Art Museum, Massachusetts, US
References[edit]
- ^ Alexander Kosolapov: Sots Art. Kerber Art. 2010. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-8667-82273.
- ^ Naylor, Aliide (18 July 2013). "A Clash of Cultures in Alexander Kosolapov's Art". The Moscow Times.
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