"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.
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.
