27 мая

CONCENTRATION OF THE WILL

On 1 June 2023, the M17 Contemporary Art Center opens the second part of the large-scale exhibition project «‎Concentration of the Will» as part of the 15th platform of cultural initiatives «‎New Aspirations».

Organized by the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Modern Art Research Institute and M17 Contemporary Art Center. The Art Support Fund provided essential support for the opening of the Concentration of the Will project at the M17 CAC.

The exhibition at M17 will unite artworks that reveal the consequences of the full-scale russian invasion from different viewpoints. The exposition includes video art, photography, an installation of military equipment fragments, objects, graphics, painting, and sculpture.

The project aims to showcase contemporary art that reveals the Ukrainian vision of the will, in other words, the mental forces that help in the liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people against racism.

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«The word "the Will" in Ukrainian has several meanings. One is a synonym for freedom, and the other means mental strength that allows one to stay motivated despite any hurdles on the way to the goal. Today, the goal is Ukraine's victory in the war unleashed by russia»

Iryna Yatsyk, curator of the Concentration of the Will project

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Iryna Yatsyk, curator of the Concentration of the Will project

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«Since the first days of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has demonstrated an extraordinary concentration of the Will: to resist, to fight, to live, to win. The collective resistance of millions driven by a sense of dignity is made up of individual decisions and actions that are changing the world before our eyes. This project presents a wide range of artistic reflections on the new reality transforming us»

Iryna Yatsyk, curator of the Concentration of the Will project

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Iryna Yatsyk, curator of the Concentration of the Will project

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«It is meaningful for us to relaunch the M17 Contemporary Art Center with precisely this exhibition project, which brings together three institutions and reflects a vision of the Will in turbulent historical times. Over the past year, art has been a means of «survival» to a certain extent: it was a therapeutic practice for both artists and art lovers. Artists have played and continue to play an important role in supporting the morale of the nation and uniting people»

Natalia Shpytkovska, Director of the M17 CAC

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Natalia Shpytkovska, Director of the M17 CAC

In order to find the most suitable artworks for the project concept, the curators launched an international open call and invited authors of influential works that became popular over the course of the full-scale war. As a result, the artworks of more than 70 artists will be exhibited in the venues of three organizing institutions: Modern Art Research Institute, M17, and the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Each of the three locations will have the unique list of participants and exhibition of artworks.

Victor Sidorenko - work from the series _Chernozem Floods_

The exhibition at the M17 Contemporary Art Center will feature works by Eva Andronikidou, Max Vityk, Sofia Golubeva, Marianna Goncharenko, Serhiy Gulievych, Liudmyla Davydenko, Angelina Datsiuk, Dmytro Dotsenko, Dmytro Erlich, Marharyta Zhurunova, Serhiy Zapadnya, Nikita Zigura, Serhiy Korniievskyi, Aliona Kuznetsova, Kostiantyn Lapushen, Kateryna Lisova, Anton Logov, Bohdan Lokatyr, Maksym Mazur, Marianna Maslova, Natalia Okhman, Yevhen Pavlov, Tetiana Pavlova, Anastasiia Podervianska, Serhiy Popov, Eduard Potapenkov, Mykhailo Rai, Liudmyla Rashtanova, Vladyslav Ryaboshtan, Victor Sydorenko, Tiberiy Silvashi, Viacheslav Strannik, Vasyl Tatarskyi, Nikita Titov, Olesia Trofymenko, Mykyta Tsoi, Oleksandr Chekmenov, Oksana Chepelyk, Oleksii Chystotin, Illya Chichkan, Sasha Chichkan, Volodymyr Shaposhnikov, Mariia Shevchenko, Zakhar Shevchuk, Yuliia Shybirkina, Vladyslav Yudin, Albina Yalosa.