In 1993, a pair of dissident Russian artists named Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid began an unusual project. Curious about the diverse artistic tastes of people around the world, they commissioned a ten-country survey about the kind of art people liked to look at, delving into specific details like favorite colors, styles, and subject matter. When it was all done, they created a Most Wanted painting for each country, a visual summary of the responses.
