Among the most interesting exhibitions of the month in Kyiv are a large exhibition by Matvey Weisberg at the Ukrainian House, a project dedicated to Ukrainian patrons, and modern sensual photography in a new gallery at the Golden Gate.
“To/Nations”
until February 15, “Khlibnya”, Sofia Kyivska
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“To/Nations” is an exhibition at the Sofia Cathedral in Kyiv dedicated to Ukrainian patrons who supported education, science, culture, and art in different historical periods. It shows that without their participation there would be no national universities, no museums, and no cultural continuity. The exhibition combines historical examples — from Kostyantyn Ostrozky, Halshka Hulevychivna, Bezborodki, Tereshchenko, and Khanenko — to modern philanthropists.
“In Search of Lost Meaning. Matvey Weisberg”
until February 15, Ukrainian House
The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The exhibition brings together over 200 paintings and graphic works by Matvey Weisberg, created over the past three decades. These works appear as a concentrated artistic reflection on complex and painful issues of collective memory and trauma, the challenges of modernity, and the ontological experience of man.
“In Search of Lost Meaning” is a joint project of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” and the Ukrainian House
“With artists, curators, golden sunsets”
until March 8, Khanenko Museum
The project “With Artists, Curators, Golden Sunsets” is the first solo exhibition by Anna Sapon, which presents a series of 11 large “rugs” on canvas, made using the tufting technique, as well as two art objects, drawings, paintings, and texts that will allow you to experience her artistic world more deeply.
Anna Sapon is an artist, co-founder of the “ateliernormalno” and “Precarni” workshops – an art center for the joint work of neurotypical and neurodiverse artists. The exhibition was curated by Katya Libkind, co-founder of “ateliernormalno” and “Precarni”, an artist and curator of art projects. In her reflections, Anna Sapon strives to get closer to the image of paradise beauty. Her works, texts and songs are filled with images of golden waterfalls, caused gates, radiant air and extremely intense feelings. Anna adds a poem to each carpet – what the carpet could say to the audience.
AVANGARDEN EDITIONS
until March 1, Avangarden gallery
For all collectors and art lovers: the Avangarden gallery presents an exhibition of limited edition graphics. The exhibition includes works by one of the brightest representatives of Lviv nonconformism, Oleksandr Aksinin, Ukrainian underground artists Volodymyr and Lyudmila Lobodiv, etchings by Oleksandr Sukholit, silkscreens by Anatoly Bazylevich, woodcuts by Heorhiy Yakutovych, lithographs by Volodymyr Manzhos (WaOne, Interesni Kazki). Limited editions by contemporary artists will also be presented.
Exhibition by Pavel Makov
until February 8, The Naked Room
An exhibition by one of the most famous Ukrainian artists, Pavlo Makov, presents new works from the “Abracadabra” series. This is a kind of epilogue to the artist's self-titled book, published by IST Publishing in December. In this project, the artist captures the state after completing a large cycle, on which he has been working for the past 11 years, and the need to “negotiate” when the main thing seems to have already been said.
Spilne Art x MYPH Photography Prize
until February 11, 369 Space Kyiv
The conceptual photography exhibition Spilne Art x MYPH Photography Prize brings together the projects of three finalists of the prize — Oleksiy Charey, Dara Petrova, and Mark Chegodaev. Each of the artists works in their own way with the theme of full-scale invasion, capturing different optics of the experience of war in Ukraine and beyond.
Oleksiy Charey's photo project reveals the perspective of a serviceman – a person who is inside the military experience, protecting the country and its citizens. The works in Dara Petrova's project focus on the impact of war on the lives of people in the rear and tell their personal stories. Mark Chegodaev's project addresses the topic of forced emigration and explores the attempts of Ukrainians abroad to build a new or “temporary” life. The series focuses on spaces that were previously an integral part of Austria's tourist infrastructure: former hotels and resorts, where displaced people now live.
“Salty Dew”
until February 23, “Untitled” gallery
The photo exhibition “Salty Dews” is dedicated to one of the most mystical folk holidays – Ivan Kupala. This is a collective project of photographers Kristina Podobed, Darya Svertilova, Anastasia Lazurenko, photographer Yevhen Volkov and artist Sana Shakhmuradova-Tanska. The shooting took place in Dzembron – the highest mountain village in Ukraine. The heroines of the series were twelve women – friends, acquaintances and girls who joined the project out of curiosity. Today “Salty Dews” exist as a photo book and an exhibition project: in the Kyiv gallery “untitled” the series is presented in the format of a chamber exhibition, and from April 23 to 26 there will be an opportunity to see the exhibition in a different rhythm and scale at the Paris Sheriff Gallery.