The people walking in darkness have seen a great light
The exhibition of Ukrainian Baroque icons of the 17th–19th centuries from private collections presents the diversity of forms and subjects characteristic of national icon painting, highlighting its distinctive features as well as its aesthetic and stylistic specificity. The uniqueness of Ukrainian sacred art of this period lies in the organic combination of Orthodox canon with […]
Thaw. The Art of the Ukrainian Sixtiers
The exhibition “Thaw” is dedicated to the historical period of the early 1960s, when the Soviet empire—exhausted by World War II—briefly loosened its grip. During this short time, a generation emerged in Ukraine that fundamentally transformed the language of art and the country’s cultural landscape. The Sixtiers opposed the totalitarian regime with ideas of humanism, […]
Taras Among Us
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 […]
ANATOLII LYMARIEV. SUNRISE
From March 27 to June 21, the exhibition “SunRise” will be on view at the National Art Museum of Ukraine, dedicated to the work of the outstanding Ukrainian artist Anatolii Lymariev (1929–1985), a representative of unofficial art and an exceptional master of color and light. Across five museum halls, the exhibition presents around 100 works […]