Chapter 8:

Pictures at an Exhibition:

The Afterlife of High Art

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid. “Double Self-Portrait as Young Pioneers” (1982)

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid.

“Double Self-Portrait as Young Pioneers”

(1982)

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid. “Judith on the Red Square” (1981-1983)

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid. “Judith on the Red Square”

(1981-1983)

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid. “Yalta Conference” (1984)

Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid.

“Yalta Conference” (1984)

Ilya Repin.“Barge Haulers on the Volga” (1870-1873)

Ilya Repin.

“Barge Haulers on the Volga”

(1870-1873)

Ilya Repin. ”They Did Not Expect Him”(1883)

Ilya Repin.
”They Did Not Expect Him”

(1883)

Ilya Repin“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire”(1890–1891)

Ilya Repin

“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire”

(1890–1891)

Valentin Serov “Girl with Peaches” (1887)

Valentin Serov

“Girl with Peaches”

(1887)

Don’t rock the boat, we’ll spill the champagneFrom:https://stihi.ru/2015/03/12/2081

Don’t rock the boat, we’ll spill the champagne

From:

https://stihi.ru/2015/03/12/2081

At least we have stabilityFrom: https://g-sarkisyan.livejournal.com/669090.html

At least we have stability

From:

https://g-sarkisyan.livejournal.com/669090.html

The Haulers are the “population of Russia,” while the ship is full of “[parliamentary] deputies, bureaucrats, oligarchs.” The caption: “Contemporary Russia in one picture.”From: https://www.meme-arsenal.com/en/create/template/1971815

The Haulers are the “population of Russia,” while the ship is full of “[parliamentary] deputies, bureaucrats, oligarchs.” The caption: “Contemporary Russia in one picture.”

From:

https://www.meme-arsenal.com/en/create/template/1971815

Trolling: great fun since 1676.From: https://nafnafa.livejournal.com/681198.html

Trolling: great fun since 1676.

From:

https://nafnafa.livejournal.com/681198.html

Dear Apple, we begin this letterFrom:https://82.146.63.105/create/meme/1923890

Dear Apple, we begin this letter

From:

https://82.146.63.105/create/meme/1923890

Tech Support writing a response to a disgruntled clientFrom: http://1001mem.ru/p3902770

Tech Support writing a response to a disgruntled client

From:

http://risovach.ru/memy/zaporozhcy-pishut-pismo_203090/all

The whole department writes a letter to WebsoftFrom: https://www.meme-arsenal.com/create/meme/2488170

The whole department writes a letter to Websoft

From:

https://www.meme-arsenal.com/create/meme/2488170

Vostroyans write a letter to Games Workshop: “Hey! Moskals! Give us some new units for the tabletop game!”

Vostroyans write a letter to Games Workshop: “Hey! Moskals! Give us some new units for the tabletop game!”

The Vostroyans write to Abaddon the Despoiler

The Vostroyans write to Abaddon the Despoiler

Offended cats write to cat trainer Kuklachev’s ICQFrom: http://kotomatrix.ru/show/426461/

Offended cats write to cat trainer Kuklachev’s ICQ

From:

http://kotomatrix.ru/show/426461/

8.19 Cossacks Simpsons.jpg
Comrades, my ex just wrote me that she wants to get back together. Let’s write her an answerhttp://1001mem.ru/p3902770

Comrades, my ex just wrote me that she wants to get back together. Let’s write her an answer

http://1001mem.ru/p3902770

Sign here

Sign here

“I’m a vegan” “No gluten for me”“This is definitely lactose-free?” “I’m fasting” “G-d commanded us to keep kosher”“Is this organic?”Waiter: “Lord, I’ve had it up to here with all of you!”From: https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/4078140485537896

“I’m a vegan”

“No gluten for me”

“This is definitely lactose-free?”

“I’m fasting”

“G-d commanded us to keep kosher”

“Is this organic?”

Waiter: “Lord, I’ve had it up to here with all of you!”

From:

https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/4078140485537896

“I saw a great show last night, it’s called The Miracle Workers.”“Good advice, I’ll take a look after work.”From: https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/2984663721552250/

“I saw a great show last night, it’s called The Miracle Workers.”

“Good advice, I’ll take a look after work.”

From:

https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/2984663721552250/

“Yes, dear, I can’t talk right now. Put my beer in the fridge! What do you mean, I never do anything? I’m fighting!”From:https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3500265876658696/

“Yes, dear, I can’t talk right now. Put my beer in the fridge! What do you mean, I never do anything? I’m fighting!”

From:

https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3500265876658696/

“You have no right to the Iron Throne.” “Are you nuts? I’m the Mother of Dragons.” “Enough, John, let’s go.”From: https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3488341947851089/

“You have no right to the Iron Throne.”

“Are you nuts? I’m the Mother of Dragons.”

“Enough, John, let’s go.”

From:

https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3488341947851089/

What years is it?” “1348, my son.” “Why the fuck did you give birth to me at the height of the plague? So I could die?”From:https://myslo.ru/news/tula/2020-01-10-kak-zhitel-novomoskovska-stal-sozdatelem-pablika-stradayushee-srednevekov-e

What years is it?”

“1348, my son.”

“Why the fuck did you give birth to me at the height of the plague? So I could die?”

From:

https://myslo.ru/news/tula/2020-01-10-kak-zhitel-novomoskovska-stal-sozdatelem-pablika-stradayushee-srednevekov-e

Videoconferencing with the team during self-isolationFrom: https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3116706765014611?comment_id=3116746495010638
8.33 Last Supper Zoom.jpg