Ethan Cohen Gallery at the KuBe Art Center is pleased to present Three Day Weekend, a solo exhibition by Vitaly Komar. A sequel to Komar’s exhibition that was held in Ethan Cohen Gallery in New York City earlier in the year, this exhibition offers further insight into the artist’s oeuvre. The Komar and Melamid works on view are from the V. Komar Collection.
The exhibition traces a renowned artist’s philosophical and aesthetic arc toward reconciliation with a life spent wrestling with public issues. Its title envisions a rapprochement among the three Abrahamic religions, so often at odds, each with its own day of worship. Across these works, Komar considers the power of symbols to command belief, sustain authority, and convey the private experience of faith.
Vitaly Komar, formerly the partner of the famous artist duo Komar and Melamid enters his third decade of solo independence. Komar co-founded the Soviet Pop Art movement Sots Art with Alex Melamid. Their subversive treatment of Soviet propaganda extended, following their emigration, to the imagery of American consumer culture.