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Leonid Sokov — In Memory Of Malevich
Leonid Sokov

In Memory Of Malevich

A playful yet contemplative homage to the pioneering Russian abstractionist Kazimir Malevich, this mixed-media assemblage combines oil and plaster on wood with papier-mâché and a toy truck encased in a Perspex box. Sokov, a key figure in the Soviet Sots Art movement, characteristically bridges the gap between high art and mass-produced objects, infusing the reverent language of memorialization with irony and wit. The juxtaposition of Malevich's legacy of radical geometric abstraction with the humble materiality of a child's toy invites reflection on the mythology of the avant-garde and its place in collective memory.

Medium
oil and plaster on wood, papier-mâché, toy truck and Perspex box

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Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online

September 26, 2019

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 35

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Leonid Sokov, In Memory Of Malevich

A playful yet contemplative homage to the pioneering Russian abstractionist Kazimir Malevich, this mixed-media assemblage combines oil and plaster on wood with papier-mâché and a toy truck encased in a Perspex box. Sokov, a key figure in the Soviet Sots Art movement, characteristically bridges the gap between high art and mass-produced objects, infusing the reverent language of memorialization with irony and wit. The juxtaposition of Malevich's legacy of radical geometric abstraction with the humble materiality of a child's toy invites reflection on the mythology of the avant-garde and its place in collective memory.

Medium
oil and plaster on wood, papier-mâché, toy truck and Perspex box
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Geometric, Assemblage, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Whimsical, Contemporary, Russian

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