Yevgeniy Fiks Creates Communist Party USA Commemorative Stamps for Bill Payments
Yevgeniy Fiks, an artist based in New York, designed a collection of US postal stamps that showcase portraits of notable figures from the American Communist Party, such as John Reed, William Z. Foster, and Benjamin Davis. For a duration of seven months, these stamps were utilized on envelopes for payments to companies including CITI, Verizon, T-mobile, and Time Warner Cable. This initiative, known as Communist Party USA Commemorative Stamps (2007-2008), pays tribute to the history of the American Communist movement. Fiks, originally from Moscow and trained in the Soviet Union, relocated to New York in 1994. His artistic focus explores themes of Soviet history, post-Soviet oppression, and the American Left. This presentation was published by ARTMargins Online on April 27, 2009.
Key facts
- Yevgeniy Fiks created Communist Party USA Commemorative Stamps (2007-2008)
- Stamps feature portraits of American Communist Party leaders John Reed, William Z. Foster, Benjamin Davis
- Fiks used the stamps for seven months on bill payments to companies like CITI, Verizon, T-mobile, Time Warner Cable
- Artist was born in Moscow, educated in 1980s Soviet Union, moved to New York in 1994
- Work addresses repression of American Left history and post-Soviet collective amnesia
- Influenced by Susan Buck-Morss and Fredric Jameson
- Other projects include "Communist Guide to New York City" and "Lenin for Your Library?"
- ARTMargins Online published the presentation on April 27, 2009
Entities
Artists
- Yevgeniy Fiks
- John Reed
- William Z. Foster
- Benjamin Davis
- Susan Buck-Morss
- Fredric Jameson
Institutions
- Communist Party USA
- ARTMargins Online
- CITI
- Verizon
- T-mobile
- Time Warner Cable
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Moscow
- Russia
- Soviet Union
- New York