Events map: archive of women's art, Kadan at Voloshyn Gallery, Malta Biennale, Ralko in Frankfurt, Kadyrova in Prague, Khomenko in the US
8 march, 2024
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Featured Art Events in Ukraine
“Thirty-Six Views of Hoverla” photo exhibition by Dmytro Kuprian
Dates: February 23, 2024 – March 24, 2024
Address: Kyiv, Tereshchenkivska Street, 15 (Khanenko Museum)
Operating hours: Wed – Sun, 10:30 – 17:30
Ticket price: 50/100 UAH
Organizer(s): Khanenko Museum
“Thirty-Six Views of Hoverla” is an allusion to the series of engravings by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” (1829–1833). Following Hokusai's example, who depicted several views of the mountain with scenes of the lives of contemporary Japanese, Kuprian shows the everyday life of residents of the Ukrainian Transcarpathia. Moreover, the photographer chose a medium and technique similar to Hokusai's color woodblock print (engraving) — manual printing of black and white images, colorized with oil paints.
Dmytro Kuprian is a documentary photographer and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In his photo projects, he explores violence, war and its consequences, human nature, and the environment of existence.
Dmytro Kuprian is a documentary photographer and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In his photo projects, he explores violence, war and its consequences, human nature, and the environment of existence.
“The Ray Penetrates The Soil” exhibition by Nikita Kadan
Dates: February 23, 2024 – March 31, 2024
Address: Kyiv, Tereshchenkivska Street, 13 (Voloshyn Gallery)
Operating hours: Wed – Sun, 11:00 – 18:00
Ticket price: Free Admission
Organizer(s): Voloshyn Gallery
The second solo exhibition by Nikita Kadan at Voloshyn Gallery presents sculptures, drawings, and paintings from 2024. This collection of works focuses on the explosion of a Russian rocket in a playground in Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko Park, near the Voloshyn Gallery, on October 10, 2022.
The exhibition opens with a work that is a continuation of the «The Shadow on the Ground» series, which the artist began working on in March 2022 while hiding in the bomb shelter of the gallery. Its key images include black fields and a figure lying without recognizable features. Next, you will find sculptures resembling Soviet ladders on children's playgrounds — “embodiments of shame” for the Soviet past, “an obsessive recognition of an enemy in the mirror.” In dialogue with these works are a series of charcoal drawings — funnels from explosions, hastily dug trenches and graves, and other images of war intervention in the soil.
The exhibition opens with a work that is a continuation of the «The Shadow on the Ground» series, which the artist began working on in March 2022 while hiding in the bomb shelter of the gallery. Its key images include black fields and a figure lying without recognizable features. Next, you will find sculptures resembling Soviet ladders on children's playgrounds — “embodiments of shame” for the Soviet past, “an obsessive recognition of an enemy in the mirror.” In dialogue with these works are a series of charcoal drawings — funnels from explosions, hastily dug trenches and graves, and other images of war intervention in the soil.
The Collectyv/Колектив charitable exhibition
Dates: March 2, 2024 – March 30, 2024
Address: Kyiv, Hrushevskoho Street, 6 NAMU (National Art Museum of Ukraine)
Operating hours: Fri – Sat, 12:00 – 18:00
Ticket price: 50/100 UAH (free entry for military personnel)
Organizer(s): National Art Museum of Ukraine
Co-organizer(s): supported by Roman Sviridov Gallery
The exhibition is organized by an independent group of artists working in the genres of neoprimitivism and expressive abstractionism. Among them are Kinderseele, Oleksandr Kryzhanovsky, Alexa Ahiyenko, Nataliia Brichuk, and 12 others. After the exhibition, from March 20 to April 3, their works will be sold on the Artsy auction platform. All proceeds will support the “Community” program organized by the “Ridni” foundation. The program aims to provide comprehensive education for children and adolescents from vulnerable populations (orphans, those deprived of parental care, victims of war).
“Collection. Oleksandr Rojtburd” exhibition
Dates: March 9, 2024 – April 21, 2024
Address: Kyiv, Yaroslavska Street, 21 (Dymchuk Gallery)
Operating hours: Wed – Sun, 12:00 – 19:00
Ticket price: Free Admission
Organizer(s): Dymchuk Gallery
The exhibition showcases paintings of Oleksandr Rojtburd, a representative of the New Ukrainian Wave. He dedicated most of his life to developing Odesa's art infrastructure, including fighting for the existence of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum, which eventually gained national status.
The exhibition is the first “Collection” series event dedicated to Dymchuk Gallery's 10th anniversary. Anatoliy Dymchuk's collection is one of the largest art collections in Ukraine.
The exhibition is the first “Collection” series event dedicated to Dymchuk Gallery's 10th anniversary. Anatoliy Dymchuk's collection is one of the largest art collections in Ukraine.
Presentation of the II part of the “Secondary Archive. Women Artists in War”
Dates: March 15, 2024
Address: online, on the event's Facebook page
Time: 19:00
Ticket price: Free Admission
Organizer(s): Artsvit Gallery, Galeria Labirynt, Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation
Co-organizer(s): with the financial support of the House of Europe program
Curator(s): Kateryna Yakovlenko, Oksana Briukhovetska, Alia Segal
“Secondary Archive. Women Artists in War” is a project about Ukrainian female artists working on the theme of war. The archive reveals the history of art in Central and Eastern Europe through the prism of femininity, covering the period from World War II to the current Russian-Ukrainian war.
The first part was presented on February 23, 2022. The second part includes 15 other artists, five of whom were chosen by an international jury and 10 by the curators of the Ukrainian part of the archive. At the presentation, they will announce the names of these artists and present their practices.
Ukrainian Projects Abroad
The first part was presented on February 23, 2022. The second part includes 15 other artists, five of whom were chosen by an international jury and 10 by the curators of the Ukrainian part of the archive. At the presentation, they will announce the names of these artists and present their practices.
Ukrainian Projects Abroad
“Political Anatomy. Version” by Vlada Ralko
Dates: February 21, 2024 – March 20, 2024
Address: Germany, Frankfurt, Schillerstraße 16, 60313 (91 galerie)
Operating Hours: Wed, Thu, Sat, 14:00 – 19:00 (other days – by appointment)
Organizer(s): Shcherbenko Art Centre in partnership with 91 galerie (a non-commercial initiative of the «Perspektive Ukraine e.V.» Association supported by Massif Central Projektgesellschaft mbH)
Co-organizer(s): Funding is provided by the grant program of the US Consulate General in Frankfurt
Curator(s): Maryna Shcherbenko
“Political Anatomy. Version” is a continuation of artist Vlada Ralko's reflections on existential questions, such as the boundaries of the concept of “human.” The exhibition consists of a series of graphics and paintings in which the artist explores the relationship between the personal and the political, the physical and the social, focusing on the horror, violence, pain, loss, and suffering brought about by war. Ralko emphasizes the need to be aware of one's life choices and responsibilities, which helps move away from a state of “purely biological, infantile life.”
“Through Waves and Portals” by Lesya Khomenko
Dates: February 24, 2024 – March 30, 2024
Address: USA, Florida, Miami, Miami Allapattah, 802 NW 22nd Street
Operating Hours: Tue – Sat, 11:00 – 17:00 (other days – by appointment)
Ticket price: Free
Organizer(s): Voloshyn Gallery
Lesya Khomenko's debut exhibition in Miami combines three series — “Montage,” “Waves,” and “Portals.” Through them, the artist explores the impact of war on perception of reality. Khomenko's visual language in this project relies on a combination of painting and images created using technology. The author focuses on representations and digital traces of war that arise from new methods of documenting and disseminating photos and videos on social media.
Lesya Khomenko is an artist who works with painting, installation, performance, and video. In her works, she deconstructs the narrative of the image and transforms paintings into objects. She has participated in the parallel program of the 59th Venice Biennale and exhibitions at the European Parliament (Belgium), the Folkwang Museum (Germany), the Ukrainian Museum in New York (USA), and the Albertinum in Dresden (Germany).
Lesya Khomenko is an artist who works with painting, installation, performance, and video. In her works, she deconstructs the narrative of the image and transforms paintings into objects. She has participated in the parallel program of the 59th Venice Biennale and exhibitions at the European Parliament (Belgium), the Folkwang Museum (Germany), the Ukrainian Museum in New York (USA), and the Albertinum in Dresden (Germany).
“Shared Body: Mykolaiv Young Photography” photo exhibition
Dates: February 24, 2024 – May 26, 2024
Address: Denmark, Copenhagen, Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27b, 1401 (Ukrainian House in Denmark)
Operating Hours: Tue – Fri, 16:00 – 19:00, Sat – Sun, 12:00 – 18:00
Ticket price: Free admission
Organizer(s): School of Conceptual and Art Photography MYPH, Ukrainian House in Denmark
Curator(s): Katya Stukalova, Serhiy Melnychenko
The debut exhibition of the Mykolaiv School of Conceptual and Art Photography (MYPH) in Denmark presents over 80 works by the school's founder, Serhiy Melnychenko, and eight of its graduates. The exhibition features various photographic media — from digital and analog photography to Polaroids, projections, slide shows, and manual image manipulations. The thematic focus is on the body and how our perception of this word has changed over 10 years of the war. If previously, the south of Ukraine was associated with resorts (relaxed and hedonistic bodies), now it's about loss and pain. About the «social body» shared by all Ukrainians.
MYPH is a conceptual and art photography school founded in 2018 in Mykolaiv by local photographer Serhiy Melnychenko.
MYPH is a conceptual and art photography school founded in 2018 in Mykolaiv by local photographer Serhiy Melnychenko.
UNEXPECTED exhibition by Zhanna Kadyrova
Dates: February 28, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Address: Czech Republic, Prague, Alšovo nábřeží 79/12 11000 (Galerie Rudolfinum)
Operating Hours: Tue – Sun, 10:00 – 18:00 (Thu, 10:00 – 20:00)
Ticket price: Free admission
Organizer(s): PinchukArtCentre, Galerie Rudolfinum
Curator(s): Björn Geldhof (assistant Eva Drekslerova)
The exhibition presents reflections by Zhanna Kadyrova on her experience of enduring a full-scale invasion. It is a personal response to the question of what it means to be an artist during war. The exposition conducts a narrative about the struggle of Ukrainians for freedom through a series of installations and materials. Firstly, a set of tiles shattered by missile strikes across Ukraine composes the object “Shots” (2022–2023). Next, the series “Harmless War” (2023) consists of abstract geometric forms made from sliced shards of metal sheets. The personal dimension of experiencing war from 2014 to the present is represented by “Refugees” (2023) — a combination of images of plants and actual indoor plants that survived the occupation.
Zhanna Kadyrova is a Ukrainian artist known for her sculptures made from stone, tiles, concrete, and other materials. She is a member of the currently inactive group R.E.P. (Revolutionary Experimental Space). Winner of the Kazimir Malevich Prize, Grand Prix Kyiv Sculpture Project (both in 2012), Miami Pulse Prize (2018), and three PinchukArtCentre prizes. She lives and works in Kyiv.
Zhanna Kadyrova is a Ukrainian artist known for her sculptures made from stone, tiles, concrete, and other materials. She is a member of the currently inactive group R.E.P. (Revolutionary Experimental Space). Winner of the Kazimir Malevich Prize, Grand Prix Kyiv Sculpture Project (both in 2012), Miami Pulse Prize (2018), and three PinchukArtCentre prizes. She lives and works in Kyiv.
“From South to North”: National Pavilion of Ukraine at the first Malta Biennale
Dates: March 13, 2024 – May 31, 2024
Address: Malta, Calkara, Triq-il-Marina (Villa Portelli)
Organizer(s): Heritage Malta, Arts Council Malta, MUŻA
Co-organizer(s): Past / Future / Art platform, in partnership with the Odesa Fine Arts Museum, NOS artistic production from Italy, and the Ukrainian Institute. The project is funded by the international program ZMINA: Rebuilding and the Aromateque company. Under the patronage of the President of Malta, with the support of UNESCO
Curator(s): Kateryna Semenyuk, Oksana Dovhopolova
“From South to North” is a personal project by Alevtina Kakhidze. It focuses on the theme of decolonization, which is most acute in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. This theme is relevant to Malta as well.
The project offers a view from the south to the north, creating a symbolic connection between Malta and Odessa. The Ukrainian city is considered a “gateway city,” the boundary between the steppe and the Mediterranean. This perspective removes from Odesa the status of a southeastern edge in the sphere of influence of the Russian (or Soviet) empire, giving the city significance as the north of the Mediterranean region.
Alevtina Kakhidze is a multidisciplinary artist who works with drawing, video, performance, and curatorial work. She explores consumerism, plant culture, feminism, and life in conflict zones.
The Malta Biennale is a new international exhibition of contemporary art to shape new narratives for the Mediterranean region. The Biennale will include a group main project and thematic and national pavilions. Exhibition spaces will be architectural and historical landmarks on the Maltese islands. All participants were selected based on an open competition.
The project offers a view from the south to the north, creating a symbolic connection between Malta and Odessa. The Ukrainian city is considered a “gateway city,” the boundary between the steppe and the Mediterranean. This perspective removes from Odesa the status of a southeastern edge in the sphere of influence of the Russian (or Soviet) empire, giving the city significance as the north of the Mediterranean region.
Alevtina Kakhidze is a multidisciplinary artist who works with drawing, video, performance, and curatorial work. She explores consumerism, plant culture, feminism, and life in conflict zones.
The Malta Biennale is a new international exhibition of contemporary art to shape new narratives for the Mediterranean region. The Biennale will include a group main project and thematic and national pavilions. Exhibition spaces will be architectural and historical landmarks on the Maltese islands. All participants were selected based on an open competition.
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