Alexander Kaletski Moscú, Rusia, b. 1946
Hold on, America, 2002
Mixed media on burlap
233 x 198 cm
91 3/4 x 78 in
91 3/4 x 78 in
© 2002 Alexander Kaletski / Courtesy Fundación AMMA
Photo: Alejandro Paez
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A man is holding or unfurling a U.S. flag, which is the only splash of color in a portrait rendered in ochre tones—both in the background and in the subject’s clothing. At the bottom, collages made from newspaper clippings are visible.
Although he also works in sculpture and video art, Alexander Kaletski is best known for his use of cardboard boxes, which he paints and uses to create collages. Finding discarded boxes is part of the artist’s creative process, thereby introducing the ready-made into a body of work that naturally incorporates traces of other historical movements.
Although he also works in sculpture and video art, Alexander Kaletski is best known for his use of cardboard boxes, which he paints and uses to create collages. Finding discarded boxes is part of the artist’s creative process, thereby introducing the ready-made into a body of work that naturally incorporates traces of other historical movements.