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Exhibition
Concentration of the Will
The National Academy of Arts of Ukraine20 Bulvarno-Kudryavska street, Kyiv, Ukraine
About the project
On 12 July 2023, at 6 pm, the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine opened the third part of the Concentration of the Will project as part of the 15th platform of cultural initiatives "Newest Directions".
The large-scale project Concentration of the Will has been exhibited in three venues of the organizing institutions: the first stage was held in May at the Modern Art Research Institute, the second, in June, at the M17 Contemporary Art Center, and the final part of the exhibition project opens in July at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Each of the three locations has its own list of participants and exhibition of artworks.
The project aims to showcase contemporary art that reveals the Ukrainian vision of the will, the mental forces that help in the liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people against russia.
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In order to find the most suitable artworks for the project concept, international open call was launched, and authors of the iconic works, that were created during the phase of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, were invited. As a result, more than 100 artists took part in the Concentration of the Will project.
The artists represented at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine:Matviy Vaisberg, Yuriy Vakulenko, Oleg Veklenko, Solomiia Gorobiuk, Magdalena Gryska, Serhii Zapadnia, Oleksii Ivaniuk, Iryna Kalenyk, Viktoriia Kartashova, Dmytro Kozatskyi, Anatoly Kryvolap, Mariya Levytska, Volodymyr Lesnyak, Anton Logov, Pavlo Makov, Lyubomyr Medvid, Serhiy Mykhalchuk, Roman Minin, Olga Petrova, Ed Potapenkov, Oleksii Revika, Olesya Trofimenko, Radoslav Charkovsky, and Daniil Shumikhin.
An important part of the programme of events in the NAA of Ukraine is a series of documentary short films "Culture vs War" by the "Watch Ukrainian!" association, which tells the story of famous Ukrainian artists who rose up to defend Ukraine. The slogan of the project is "To be free to create". This statement embodies the central idea of artistic reflections united in the Concentration of the Will.
Directed by Kadim Tarasov Director of Photography: Yuriy Gruzinov Producer: Andriy Rizol
Exhibition Opening
Project management from the institutions
Andriy Puchkov (NAAU), Igor Abramovych (MARI), Natalia Shpytkovska (M17 CAC)
Organised by
Project management from the institutions
Andriy Puchkov (NAAU), Igor Abramovych (MARI), Natalia Shpytkovska (M17 CAC)
Curators
Andriy Sydorenko, Iryna Yatsyk
Organised by
Curators
Andriy Sydorenko, Iryna Yatsyk
Media partners
Organised by
Media partners
Exhibition Architectural Solution
For the opening of the project at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Oleksandr Burlaka developed an architectural solution for the exhibition space.
Organised by
Exhibition Architectural Solution
For the opening of the project at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Oleksandr Burlaka developed an architectural solution for the exhibition space.
Work Hours
Mon-Fri from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free
Organised by
Work Hours
Mon-Fri from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free
Organised by
The National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, The Modern Art Research Institute, M17 Contemporary Art Center
Project management from the institutions
Andriy Puchkov (NAAU),
Igor Abramovych (MARI),
Natalia Shpytkovska (M17 CAC)
Curators
Andriy Sydorenko, Iryna Yatsyk
Partners
Natalia Cola Foundation, Art Support Fund, Aleksandr Savchuk Foundation, ArtHuss, Front-Art, Utico, Ulma, the public organization "All-Ukrainian Academy of Arts"
Media partners
Exhibition Architectural Solution
For the opening of the project at the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Oleksandr Burlaka developed an architectural solution for the exhibition space.
Work Hours
Mon-Fri from 11 am to 5 pm Admission is free
— Concentration of the Will