"Between War and Nostalgia" is a group exhibition that considers and reflects on Ukraine’s recent history and its emergence as a post-Soviet nation while grappling with invasion and war.
Between War and Nostalgia: A Ukrainian Trajectory is a group exhibition that considers and reflects on Ukraine’s recent history and its emergence as a post-Soviet nation while grappling with invasion and war. The artists in the exhibit stare directly at Russia’s assaults on their homeland and the ravages it has wreaked on their communities, psyche, and property while articulating their relationship to their homeland through memory, family, and return. Collectively, the artists construct a vision of Ukrainian resilience and defiance.
Against this backdrop, the artists in Between War and Nostalgia willfully straddle multiple borders between Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora. Four Ukraine-based artists—Oleksandr Glyadelov, Maksym Mazur, Mariia Matiienko, and Andrii Pidlisnyi—have witnessed the occupation, independence and the horrors of war, and their work is an unflinching expression of their experiences. Whether documentary or conceptual, the artists address their lived experiences. Jennifer Remenchik, Yuri Boyko, and christy roberts berkowitz are based in Los Angeles and have deep connections to Ukraine, either historically or through more recent returns. Their work speaks to the nuances of diasporic life: reflections on distance from the homeland and grappling with memory.
In the PassageWay Gallery, photographic work co-curated by Glenn Ruga, founder and director of Social Documentary Network, spans a wide range of Ukrainian life from the urban every day, to ravages of war, to farm life.
Taken together, the artists in Between War and Nostalgia present a personal and panoramic view of Ukraine today—its defiance and nuanced lived experience.
The exhibition is co-curated by Ara & Anahid Oshagan and Glenn Ruga and will be on view December 21, 2024 - March 9, 2025. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. For more information, visit ReflectSpace.org/post/War-Nostalgia
Image: Maksym Mazur, Banka, from the Ex Libris series, Concrete, Metal, Book, 24x16 cm, 2024
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Art Exhibition |
TAGS: | ReflectSpace | Gallery | Art Exhibition |
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