The Artist Project: Alexander Melamid

Artist Alexander Melamid reflects on Ernest Meissonier's 1807, Friedland in this episode of The Artist Project.

March 25, 2015

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From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"If there's no highest power, art doesn't make any sense: it's just a decoration."

Artist Alexander Melamid reflects on Ernest Meissonier's "1807, Friedland" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Alexander Melamid, born 1945, is an artist who was raised and started his artistic career in Moscow, USSR. Since 1978 he has lived and worked in the USA.

Alexander Melamid (American, born Russia, 1945)

Deep Fried Andy Warhol (medium rare)

Paper, plastic food container; 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm). The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC © Alexander Melamid

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Alexander Melamid (American, born Russia, 1945)

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