The image of Taras Shevchenko is a kind of mirror in which Ukrainians have recognized themselves for more than a century and a half. He has been the voice of voiceless serfdom and a fierce revolutionary, a stern old man in a sheepskin coat and a daring young dandy. He has been canonized and cast off the “ship of modernity,” yet each new generation rediscovers its own Taras anew.
Today, in times of great war, the Kobzar is once again with us—in memes, on chevrons, and in every line where the will to resist pulses.
The exhibition “Taras Among Us” will present works by prominent Ukrainian artists of the past century, including Fotii Krasytskyi, Oleksandr Saienko, Serhii Kolos, Opanas Zalyvakha, Alla Horska, Anatolii Lymariev, Ivan Lytovchenko, Matvii Vaisberg, Dmytro Kryshovskyi, and others.
Despite its камерний формат, the exhibition demonstrates how our Taras has transformed—from an academic portrait to a symbol of our shared resilience.
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