--- title: "2023_K&M_Forbes" date: 2023-04-06T15:20:00-04:00 author: Cat Zhou canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/news/2023-komar-and-melamid-forbes" section: News --- [![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/) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/fredric-riskin-1) [ Richard Ross ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/richard-ross) S [ Diemut Strebe ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/diemut-strebe) [ Edwin Schlossberg ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/edwin-schlossberg) [ Federico Solmi ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/federico-solmi-) [ Jason Salavon ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/jason-salavon) [ Todd Siler ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/todd-siler) U [ Mierle Laderman Ukeles ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/mierle-laderman-ukeles) V [ Sam Van Aken ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/sam-van-aken) W [ Allan Wexler ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/allan-wexler) [ Andy Warhol ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/andy-warhol) [ Clemens Weiss ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/clemens-weiss) [ Hannah Wilke ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) Y [ Gil Yefman ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) [Komar & Melamid](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/komar-melamid) An Inspiring New Exhibit Shows How Two Russian Artists Turned The State Propaganda Machine On The Kremlin Forbes Feb 15, 2023 Immigrating to the United States in the late 1970s, the Soviet artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid adjusted to the American way of life by founding their own company. Their business model demonstrated a profound appreciation of capitalism. They bought people’s souls to sell at a profit. Meticulous with contracts, the artists also had a knack for marketing. One of their first acquisitions was sourced from Andy Warhol, who supported their burgeoning enterprise by providing his soul gratis. **[Read more here.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2023/02/15/an-inspiring-new-exhibit-shows-how-two-russian-artists-turned-the-state-propaganda-machine-on-the-kremlin/?sh=3f2bca1a2ec7)** Related News & Press Nov 17, 2022 [ ![Promo flora e dyer 47x47 1280](/assets/exhibition_images/promo-flora-e-dyer-47x47-1280_2023-01-03-173517_tewf.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-dyer-animation-world-network) Nov 17, 2022 Animation World Network [Eric Dyer](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/eric-dyer) [Artist Eric Dyer Presents ‘rEVOLVE: Contemporary Zoetropic Art’ Exhibit](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-dyer-animation-world-network) Nov 01, 2022 [ ![Bloch solmi 1](/assets/exhibition_images/bloch-solmi-1.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-solmi-the-brooklyn-rail) Nov 01, 2022 The Brooklyn Rail [Federico Solmi](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/federico-solmi-) [Federico Solmi: Joie De Vivre](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-solmi-the-brooklyn-rail) Oct 19, 2022 [ ![Solmi The Grand Masquerade 2018](/assets/exhibition_images/Solmi-The-Grand-Masquerade-2018_2022-11-04-201123_ssir-126.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-solmi-musee-magazine) Oct 19, 2022 Musée Magazine [Federico Solmi](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/federico-solmi-) [Federico Solmi: Joie de Vivre](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-solmi-musee-magazine) Oct 21, 2022 [ ![Cassils dance piece 2022](/assets/exhibition_images/Cassils_dance-piece-2022-05.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-cassils-los-angeles-times) Oct 21, 2022 Los Angeles Times [Cassils](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/cassils) [In Cassils’ first ever dance piece, trans bodies made movement — and a striking canvas](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2022-cassils-los-angeles-times) [See All Press ](https://feldmangallery.com/news_overview) Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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