9th October – 3rd November 2014 Duke of York’s HQ King’s Road London SW3 4RY www.saatchigallery.com
Firtash Foundation and the Saatchi Gallery present the largest survey of Ukrainian contemporary art to date.
Ukrainian Art Now, aims to provide a broad introduction to the diverse and energetic nature of Ukraine’s art-scene through showcasing over 70 works by 38 artists.
The exhibition will take over one entire floor of the Gallery and features work that has been made recently, but mostly pre-dates the social unrest and upheaval that Ukraine has experienced during 2014. However, the title acknowledges that since the early years of the new millennium, the work of many Ukrainian artists has tended to reflect, or even predict in an uncanny way, the growing challenges, issues and questions concerning their nation’s future identity and stability.
Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now showcases an exciting group of artists who are relatively unknown outside their homeland. Some of the artists featured in this exhibition have established reputations in Ukraine, while others are recent graduates. The work of these two generations of artists provides an arresting insight into the future of contemporary art in Ukraine and is set to play a key role in shaping our understanding of the culturally rich but complex environment in which they practice their art. The exhibition has been organised by The Firtash Foundation as part of Days of Ukraine in the UK, a celebration of contemporary and traditional Ukrainian art, fashion, literature and music.
Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now forms the largest survey to date of Ukrainian contemporary art in the UK. It is the third in a series of exhibitions at the Gallery aimed at showcasing Ukraine’s unique culture and heritage to an international audience in London and is part of a long-term partnership between the Saatchi Gallery and the Firtash Foundation announced in July 2014.
The exhibition has been co-curated by Marina Shcherbenko, Igor Abramovych, Oleksandr Soloviov and Andriy Sydorenko with advice from Vladyslav Tuzov and Natalia Shpitkovskaya at the Modern Art Research Institute and National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
ARTISTS: Nazar Bilyk, Sergey Bratkov, Danyil Galkin, GAZ, Mykyta Kadan, Zhanna Kadyrova, Pavlo Kerestey, Mariia Kulikovska, Anton Logov, Pavlo Makov, Maxim Mamsikov, Mykola Matsenko, Roman Minin, Natsprom, Serhiy Petlyuk, Yuriy Pikul, Roman Pyatkovka, Vlada Ralko, Vinny Reunov, Oleksandr Roitburd, Stepan Ryabchenko, Arsen Savadov, Oleksiy Say, Tiberiy Silvashi, Yuriy Solomko, Anna Sorokovaya, Anatol Stepanenko, Ivan Svitlichny, Victor Sydorenko, Maryna Talutto, Ten Point & Dis/Order, Oleg Tistol, Vasyl Tsagolov, Myroslav Vayda, Artem Volokitin, Oleksandr Zhyvotkov, Gamlet Zinkivskiy
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- Anatol Stepanenko
- Anna Sorokovaya
- Anton Logov
- Arsen Savadov
- Artem Volokitin
- Danyil Galkin
- Gamlet Zinkivskiy
- GAZ
- Ivan Svitlichny
- Mariia Kulikovska
- Maryna Talutto
- Maxim Mamsikov
- Mykola Matsenko
- Mykyta Kadan
- Myroslav Vayda
- Natsprom
- Nazar Bilyk
- Oleg Tistol
- Oleksandr Roitburd
- Oleksandr Zhyvotkov
- Oleksiy Say
- Pavlo Kerestey
- Pavlo Makov
- Roman Minin
- Roman Pyatkovka
- Sergey Bratkov
- Serhiy Petlyuk
- Stepan Ryabchenko
- Ten Point & Dis/Order
- Tiberiy Silvashi
- Vasyl Tsagolov
- Victor Sydorenko
- Vinny Reunov
- Vlada Ralko
- Yuriy Pikul
- Yuriy Solomko
- Zhanna Kadyrova
