Alexander Kosolapov

(American/Russian, born 1943)

Alexander Kosolapov is an American-Russian artist known for his sculptures and paintings which conflate symbols of American consumerism with those from the Soviet Union and Russian Orthodox Church. As in his 1982 painting Lenin and Coca-Cola, in which Kosolapov juxtaposed a portrait of Vladimir Lenin alongside the iconic Coca-Cola slogan. “I was always drawn to social and informational products. I like posters, advertisements, comics, political slogans,” he has said. “I use the shared language of modern mass culture, addressed to an anonymous viewer.” Born on January 1, 1943 in Moscow, Russia, Kosolapov attended the Stronganov Art School in his hometown alongside fellow student Leonid Sokov. In 1975, the artist emigrated to the United States where he helped gather materials for the underground Soviet art magazine A-YA, and was introduced to the works of Andy Warhol. Kosolapov currently lives and works in New York, NY. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, among others.

Alexander Kosolapov Artworks

Alexander Kosolapov (174 results)

When I was a child, I worshipped Stalin, 1987

Alexander Kosolapov

When I was a child, I worshipped Stalin, 1987

Sale Date: March 12, 2008

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Marlborough Malevich, 1987

Alexander Kosolapov

Marlborough Malevich, 1987

Sale Date: March 12, 2008

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Marlboro Men

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: November 26, 2007

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Untitled

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Untitled

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Perestroika (Mickey inside le 1989)

Alexander Kosolapov

Perestroika (Mickey inside le 1989)

Sale Date: November 30, 2007

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Kalashnikov's kiss, 1996

Alexander Kosolapov

Kalashnikov's kiss, 1996

Sale Date: November 30, 2007

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Mickey and Minnie, 2006

Alexander Kosolapov

Mickey and Minnie, 2006

Sale Date: October 13, 2007

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Gorby

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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Russian caviar, 1989

Alexander Kosolapov

Russian caviar, 1989

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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No smoking, 1975

Alexander Kosolapov

No smoking, 1975

Sale Date: June 15, 2007

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Space for rent, 1993

Alexander Kosolapov

Space for rent, 1993

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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The Four Seasons - Glory to cpsu, part I..., 1975

Alexander Kosolapov

The Four Seasons - Glory to cpsu, part I..., 1975

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Suprematist composition, 1985

Alexander Kosolapov

Suprematist composition, 1985

Sale Date: June 21, 2006

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My blood

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Haben Sie unlängst Kaviar gegessen ?, 1995–1995

Alexander Kosolapov

Haben Sie unlängst Kaviar gegessen ?, 1995–1995

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Stalin as a Jew, 1986–1987

Alexander Kosolapov

Stalin as a Jew, 1986–1987

Sale Date: April 30, 2002

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Coca-Cola - It's the real thing, Lenin

Alexander Kosolapov

Coca-Cola - It's the real thing, Lenin

Sale Date: September 29, 2001

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Malevich Marlboro, 1986–1986

Alexander Kosolapov

Malevich Marlboro, 1986–1986

Sale Date: June 25, 2001

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Kaviar, 1995–1995

Alexander Kosolapov

Kaviar, 1995–1995

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Kaviar Ikone

Alexander Kosolapov

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Molotov Coctail, 1997–1997

Alexander Kosolapov

Molotov Coctail, 1997–1997

Sale Date: February 22, 1999

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Lenin, 1989–1989

Alexander Kosolapov

Lenin, 1989–1989

Sale Date: February 22, 1999

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Caviar, 1989–1989

Alexander Kosolapov

Caviar, 1989–1989

Sale Date: February 22, 1999

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