--- title: "063 - Wake Up Amerika, K+M 9/13-10/11 1980" date: 2017-08-11T15:02:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/063-wake-up-amerika-k-m-9-13-10-11-1980" section: Exhibition --- [![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg)](/) ![](/src/images/search.svg) View Artists Search Artists [Exhibitions](/feature_exhibitions) [Past Exhibitions](/past_exhibitions/) [Artists](/artist_overview) [News & Press](/news_overview) [Inventory](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery/artists) [Publications](/feature_publications) [Gallery Info](/about) [Contact](/contact) [![Facebook](/src/images/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/RonaldFeldmanGallery/) [![Instagram](/src/images/ig.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/feldmangallery/) [![Twitter](/src/images/tw.svg)](https://twitter.com/feldmangallery?lang=en) [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery) [Artnet](http://www.artnet.com/galleries/ronald-feldman-fine-arts/) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) Wake Up Amerika [Komar & Melamid](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/komar-melamid) Sep 12 – Oct 10, 1980 ![Km Andy Warhol Giving His Soul To Komar Melamid February 6 1979](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/KM-Andy-Warhol-Giving-His-Soul-to-Komar-Melamid-February-6-1979.jpg) Komar & Melamid Andy Warhol Giving His Soul to Komar and Melamid, February 6, 1979 Description The highly acclaimed Russian dissident artists, Vitaly Komar and Aleksandr Melamid, have turned their wry satirical wit to American mythology. The works presented in this exhibition, all done in the two years that Komar and Melamid have lived in New York, reflect the witty and biting humor for which this two-man team has become world famous. The political, religious, and social themes of American life are subjects for their critical scrutiny. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Wake-Up-America-1980_Press.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) View Artist ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/komar-melamid) ![Km Auction Of Souls 1979](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Auction-of-Souls-1979.jpg) Komar & Melamid Auction of Souls, 1979 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Km Auction Of Souls 1979]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid Auction of Souls, 1979 ![Km Ancestral Portraits Allosaurus 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid Ancestral Portraits; Allosaurus, 1980 ![Km Ancestral Portraits Plateosaurus 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid Ancestral Portraits ; Plateosaurus, 1980 ![Km Ancestral Portraits Protoceratops 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid Ancestral Portraits; Protoceratops, 1980 ![Km Souls Inc 1979]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid Souls Inc., 1979 ![Km Everthing Is Ready 1980](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Everthing-is-Ready-1980.jpg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Km Everthing Is Ready 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view ![Km Guillotine 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view ![Km Komar And Melamid Inc Souls 1980]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view ![Km Everthing Is Ready 1980](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Everthing-is-Ready-1980.jpg) ![Km Guillotine 1980](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Guillotine-1980.jpg) ![Km Komar And Melamid Inc Souls 1980](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Komar-and-Melamid-IncSouls-1980.jpg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Km Everthing Is Ready 1980]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view ![Km Guillotine 1980]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view ![Km Komar And Melamid Inc Souls 1980]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Komar & Melamid, 1980 installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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