Serhiy Zhyvotkov (1961-2000), a Ukrainian artist of the 1980s-1990s, remained true to painterly asceticism and biblical themes in his unmatched works. His art captivates with mystery and contemplation, leaving a lasting impression on viewers.
The exhibition “Standoff…” includes works created during different periods but mostly during the past several decades. It culminates with the Phantoms series (2022-2023). This signature series is especially dear to the artist – it has started during the first months of the war which at the time seemed to go on forever.
The Albertinum is dedicating a comprehensive survey exhibition to modern Ukrainian art. It is the first of its kind in Germany and Europe. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, video works, graphic art and archives represent Ukrainian art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. In the process, some of the exhibited works travel outside the country for the first time and provide insights into Ukraine's eventful history as well as its constant struggle for its own self-image.
The Altar Exhibition project features artwork which was created by the artist at the moment of greatest emotional tension.
Zhyvotkov’s multifaceted and deeply philosophical works focus on the transcendental and completely remove the line between the sacred and profane. His artwork could be compared to an ancient altar which marks a symbolic entrance into the other world, and a portal into the history of humankind.
We invite you to the opening of the exhibition TOCSIN by Alexander Zhyvotkov at the Galerie Saint-Séverin in Paris. The works of the Ukrainian artist made in Kyiv in 2022 under the sounds of air raid alerts and explosions will sound like an alarm next to the oldest Paris bell tower. It is another wake-up call for all spectators about what is happening in Ukraine now.
Stedley Art Foundation and Bouquet Kyiv Stage present an exhibition by Alexander Dubovik, a Ukrainian artist, representative of the generation of neo-avant-garde artists. Works from different years, generally created during the past decades, culminate in the 2022 Phantoms graphic series. This is a special and important series for the artist, because it was actually created to the sound of sirens and the terrible sounds of explosions during these seemingly endless months of war.
Alexander Zhyvotkov is a prominent Ukrainian artist who burst onto the art scene as part of the Ukrainian New Wave movement in the early- to mid-1990’s.
Stedley Art Foundation presents an exhibition by Alexander Dubovik, Ukrainian sixtier, representative of the generation of neo-avant-garde artists. The project shows different areas of the artist's work: from the first iconic "bouquets" painting created in the 1960s and a series of gouache to unique artbooks in which the artist embodied his boldest ideas. The exhibition will also recreate the atmosphere of the New Apostolic Church in Kyiv, for which the artist designed stained glasses.
For more than 5 years Stedley Art Foundation has been researching the artworks of Alexander Dubovik, studying his archives, sketches, notebooks, theoretical works. This allowed a deeper understanding of the author, to see how his work has changed, how philosophy has become more complicated since the harsh sixties. An exhibition in the White Space of the Stedley Art Foundation to coincide with the author's birthday and the publication by the foundation of two books dedicated to the artist's work. The exhibition of one work - 'Self-portrait' 1967 - is designed to stop us in this turbulent world and invites you to spend time in dialogue with one of the most interesting Ukrainian people of the sixties.
