Коротка історія напруги, опору та любові

There is no doubt or uncertainty in these works because the proximity of death makes the sense of life clear, erasing most shades and halftones.

Artists of the exhibition are Mykhailo Alekseienko, Piotr Armianovski, Open Group, Anna Zvyagintseva, Zhanna Kadyrova, Alevtyna Kakhidze, Yana Kononova, Sasha Kurmaz, Kateryna Lysovenko, Roman Minin, Veronika Mol, Danylo Nemyrovskyi, Volodymyr Pavlov, Kostiantyn Polishchuk, Vasyl Tkachenko-Lyakh, Prykarpattian Theater, Vlada Ralko, Denys Salivanov, Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei, Alina Yakubenko, Kinder Album.

The basis of the exhibition “A Brief History of Tension, Resistance, and Love” in Latvia is the Wartime Art Archive, a curated database of Ukrainian wartime art started on February 24, 2022, by MOCA NGO. The first public manifestation of the archive was the Piazza Ucraina project initiated by Cecilia Alemani and presented at the 59th Venice Biennale (2022). Picture from the left: MOCA NGO managing director Yuliia Hnat, MOCA NGO General director Olga Balashova, curators Anna-Mariia Kucherenko and Tetiana Lysun.

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A Brief History of Tension, Resistance, and Love

2023

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The Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) presents its first international project in Latvia, at Art Station Dubulti, Jūrmala, telling the story of the warnings nobody wanted to see, decisions everybody had to make, and precious moments of care and connection someone can experience during the darkest times.

The Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) presents its first international project in Latvia, at Art Station Dubulti, Jūrmala, telling the story of the warnings nobody wanted to see, decisions everybody had to make, and precious moments of care and connection someone can experience during the darkest times.