“Fragmented evidence”: archives of the Biruchiy art residence surviving in Buchi are shown in New York. PHOTO
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In New York, at the Ukrainian Institute of America, a large-scale multimedia exhibition of works by modern Ukrainian artists “Fragmented Evidence” was opened. The exhibition, which represents the history of art residencies in Ukraine and their transformation after the beginning of the Great War, can be viewed until September 24. Read UP.Culture in Telegram The exhibition presents painting, sculpture, prints, video and photo documentation from the collection of the Biruchiy residence of contemporary art, which was located on the currently occupied peninsula of the Sea of Azov. “This art project is more than an exhibition. It is a fragmentary representation of the long history of the development of our Biruchiy art residencies in Ukraine and their transformation after a full-scale invasion, in combination with my private history as an integral part of this process,” said UP.Kulture project curator Olena Speranska In particular, in the exposition you can see objects created during the 18 years of existence of the residence on Byryuchy, which miraculously survived during the occupation of Kyiv region. “While being stored in a warehouse on the outskirts of Buchi, which fortunately did not burn down, the archive of the Biruchiy residence came into contact with the Russian invaders. Some works from the collection were vandalized, burned, broken or stolen,” Speranska said. An exhibition of modern Ukrainian artists opened in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers According to her, one of the exhibits of the exhibition is a documentary film directed by Ivan Sautkin about her own home that was destroyed and looted by the Russians. “It’s interesting that the occupiers stole various household items, for example, I didn’t have any shoes left at all, but they left the works of art. That’s how the works of Vlada Ralko, Volodymyr and Anastasia Budnikov got to the Fragmented Evidence exhibition right from my house,” Speranska shared. An exhibition of modern Ukrainian artists opened in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers Another part of the exhibition is the works created by artists in response to the horrors of the Russian invasion: “The digital collages of Serhiy Sviatchenko, who lives and works in Denmark, were created as a reflection on the first photographs taken in my apartment after the de-occupation in April 2022 year, and Vera Blanch’s photo project shows how artists helped to clear debris and fragments.” Photo: courtesy of the organizers Another film presented by Sautkin at the exhibition tells about the world-famous project “Palyanytsia” by the artist Zhanna Kadyrova. It was presented at the 59th Venice Biennale, as well as at exhibitions in Germany, Brazil, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, France and the USA. And recently, some of the works could be seen at the first exhibition of the artist in Kyiv in the last 10 years. “This conceptual charity art project helps to protect the Ukrainian land, because all funds collected from the sale go to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the curator said. “Palyanytsia” by Zhanna Kadyrova. Photo: provided by the organizers Also brought to New York is a documentary album with more than 300 archival photos, which collects memories of the Biruchiy residency: the sound laboratory, DJ sets, music festivals, working studios, daily artist presentations, collaborations and local installations, exhibitions in Ukraine and beyond, demonstrating the path from peacetime to wartime in 2006-2023. An exhibition of modern Ukrainian artists opened in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers In total, “Fragmented evidence” shows the works of such 17 artists as Zhanna Kadyrova, Vlada Ralko, Volodymyr Budnikov, Oleksandr Glyadyelov, Serhiy Sviatchenko, Vera Blanche, Anastasia Budnikova, Kateryna Buchashka, Maksym Dondyuk, Nataliya Karpinska, Lesya Khomenko, Tetyana Malinovska , Alisa Nikitinova, Ivan Sautkin, Andriy Stegura, Artem Volokitin and Albina Yaloza. About the Biruchiy Residence The Biruchiy Residence was first held in 2006 on the island of Biruchiy in the Zaporizhzhia Region on the coast of the Sea of Azov. Since then, it has been organized every year in August and September. Since 2015, residences have also been held in other regions of Ukraine, and since 2016, overseas residences have been created in Europe. Cover of the catalog of the first residence in Byryuchy. 2006 year. During its 18 years of existence, the Biruchiy residence has united more than 300 authors and 14 art groups from 19 countries of the world: Italy, France, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Great Britain, the USA, Australia, Canada, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. Zhanna Kadyrova in Biryuchy in 2014. Photo: Ira Tkacheva Due to the full-scale invasion of Russia and the occupation of Byryuchy Island, it became impossible to hold the residence at the original location. So, in the summer of 2022, it took place in Zakarpattia Oblast. Last September, an exhibition of works created there was shown in Warsaw and Oberhausen. Read also: “Mystical” picture and art object made of quilting: an exhibition about the war in Ukraine continues in Germany
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