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title: "100 - New Paintings, K+M 2/23-3/23 1985"
date: 2017-08-11T15:59:00-04:00
author: Graham Murray
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 New Paintings

 [Komar &amp; Melamid](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/komar-melamid) Feb 22 – Mar 23, 1985

 

 ![Km Fear 1984 85](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/KM-Fear-1984-85.jpg) 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Fear, 1984-85

 

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Russian artists Komar &amp; Melamid have departed from the public issues of the"history paintings" of their last two shows at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. In this exhibition, they explore personal and private stories in a series of small works.

 

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  ![Km Beast From Diary Series 1984 85](/assets/exhibition_images/KM-Beast-from-DIARY-SERIES-1984-85.jpg) 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Beast, from Diary Series 1984-85

 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Km Beast From Diary Series 1984 85]() 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

Beast, from Diary Series 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Eggs Coitus And Cicero 1984 85]() 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

Eggs, Coitus and Cicero, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km A Break At The Conference 1984 85]() 

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  <a href="">1</a>   <a href="">2</a>   <a href="">3</a>   <a href="">4</a>   <a href="">5</a>   <a href="">6</a>   <a href="">7</a>   <a href="">8</a>   <a href="">9</a>   <a href="">10</a>   <a href="">11</a>   <a href="">12</a>   <a href="">13</a>   <a href="">14</a>   <a href="">15</a>   <a href="">16</a>

 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

A Break at the Conference, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Air Fire And Water 1984 85]() 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

Air, Fire and Water, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Allies 1984 85]() 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

Allies, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Astor Place From Diary Series 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Astor Place, from Diary Series, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Autumn In Maine 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Autumn in Maine, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Autumn In The Village 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Autumn in the Village, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Autumn From Diary Series 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Autumn, from Diary Series, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Canal In Leningrad 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Canal in Leningrad, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Competition From Diary Series 1984 85]() 

 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Competition, from Dairy Series, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Death Of The Artist 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Death of the Artists, from Diary Series 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Dinner At The Cottage 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Dinner at the Cottage, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Double Self Portrait In Interior Detail 1 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Double Self Portrait in Interior (detail 1), 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Escape From The Shadow 1984 85]() 

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 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 

 

Komar &amp; Melamid

Escape from the Shadow, 1984-85

 

 

 ![Km Five Cucumbers 1984 85]() 

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Komar &amp; Melamid

Five Cucumbers, 1984-85

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

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