Making sense of the disaster: an exhibition of contemporary art with a Ukrainian perspective on emergency situations is taking place in New York. PHOTO
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In New York, in the space of NADA East Broadway, the opening of an exhibition with the works of modern Ukrainian and foreign artists took place State of Emergence. You can visit the exhibition about the impact of emergency situations on the world until December 10.
Last year, this project won the Visualise program of the Ukrainian Institute. The project features artists from Ukraine, as well as Europe, the USA, Lebanon, Suriname and Zimbabwe. Project curators – Lesya Kulchynska and Katinka Tabakaru. They chose Russia’s war against Ukraine as a starting point, but they focus on emergency situations around the world. Together with the artists, they consider the possible technogenic impact of these events in the future.
| Opening of the State of Emergence exhibition in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers |
“By presenting the works of Ukrainian artists alongside recognized artists of Ukrainian origin and well-known foreign artists, we hope to bring to the fore the Ukrainian perspective on global issues and challenges. The inclusion of Ukrainian discourse in the vibrant art scene of New York is a great opportunity to contribute to the artistic dialogue on a global level“, said the head of the “Visual Art” department of the Ukrainian Institute, Anastasia Manulyak.
Graphics, paintings, sculptures and three-dimensional installations are presented in the exposition. There are also photo and video installations.
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| Opening of the State of Emergence exhibition in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers |
Spectators are greeted by unusual and whimsical creatures: Nikita Kadan’s painting “Siren” shows the temptation of death, and Slinko’s “Dancing Debris” seems to form personified images in the destruction of war.
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| Opening of the State of Emergence exhibition in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers |
Mystkini Maria Kulikovska and Ksenia Hnilytska explore the feeling of alienation caused by the war. They reflect on their nomadism and attempts to become “their own islands”. Terrence Musekiwa and Javier Robles de Medina reflect on colonial subjectivities and their manifestations in their sculptures.
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| Opening of the State of Emergence exhibition in New York. Photo: provided by the organizers |
The third manifestation of State of Emergence
Since the opening of the exhibition on October 21, lectures and performances by participating artists have been held within the project. The next performances will take place on November 24. Among them, in particular, an essayistic conversation “Death and humor”with the artist Slinko and a performative presentation of the magazine Palliative Turn with Olav Westphalen.
This is the third presentation of the project State of Emergency. The first exhibition opened in Bucharest, exactly 50 days after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. It collected the first impressions and experiences of 30 artists. They showed their emotions and the mechanisms with which they tried to overcome difficulties.
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| The first State of Emergence exhibition. Photo: Catinca Tabacaru Gallery |
The second exhibition – State of Emergency. FOG became a retrospective of the feelings of 5 artists who were in Ukraine during the invasion. Together, they explored histories erased by Russian colonial influence over the centuries.
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| The second State of Emergence exhibition. Photo: Sandwich gallery |
Read also: How we talk about the war in Ukraine in the language of art: the experience of a residency in Latvia
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