--- title: "278 - New Symbolism, Komar 11/7-12/24 2009" date: 2017-08-22T17:56:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/278-new-symbolism-komar-11-7-12-24-2009" 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) ](/) New Symbolism [Vitaly Komar](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/vitaly-komar) Nov 6 – Dec 23, 2009 ![Komar Hero](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/komar-hero.jpg) Vitaly Komar Landscape with Lenin's Tomb (detail), 2007-2009 Description The Feldman Gallery will exhibit paintings by Vitaly Komar from his new series, New Symbolism. The paintings visualize inexplicable ties between unrelated images and concepts that refer to the history of the former Soviet Union, religious iconography, and ancient symbols. The paintings are both representational and abstract. New Symbolism is intended to suggest a movement to restore the sundered connection between art and certain historical and timeless myths and to point to a new direction for the avant-garde. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Komar/KOMAR-NEW-SYMBOLISM.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) View Artist ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/vitaly-komar) ![Komar Goddess Of Love 2007 2009](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar-Goddess_of_love_2007_2009.jpg) Vitaly Komar Goddess of Love, 2007-2009 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Komar Goddess Of Love 2007 2009]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Vitaly Komar Goddess of Love, 2007-2009 ![Komar Study For Goddess Of Love 2009]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Vitaly Komar Study for Goddess of Love, 2009 ![Komar Bust Of Stalin 2009 A]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Vitaly Komar Bust of Stalin, 2010 ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 A](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_North_Gallery_2009A.jpg) New Symbolism View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 A]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 C]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 A]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 A](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_North_Gallery_2009A.jpg) ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 B](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_North_Gallery_2009B.jpg) ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 C](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_North_Gallery_2009C.jpg) ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 A](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_South_Gallery_2009A.jpg) ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 B](/assets/exhibition_images/Komar/2009/Komar-installation_shot_South_Gallery_2009B.jpg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 A]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 B]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot North Gallery 2009 C]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 A]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view ![Komar Installation Shot South Gallery 2009 B]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) New Symbolism installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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