On the next State of the Arts

During the era of the USSR, the artist duo Komar and Melamid rebelled against the regime through satire and parody. In New York, they were crowned Soviet Pop Artists. As Russian totalitarianism once again reaches a fever pitch, the Zimmerli Art Museum’s exhibition Komar and Melamid in America has new relevance. The Trenton Circus Squad is a mix of kids from the city and surrounding suburbs working together under a Big Top to put a smile on audience faces. And Heather Palecek creates her solargraphs with simple pinhole box cameras. She mounts them on trees, returning months or even years later to see what her collaboration with nature has produced.

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