Boris Mikhailov to Represent Ukraine at Venice Biennale
Photographer Boris Mikhailov will represent Ukraine at the 2017 Venice Biennale, following Belgium's selection of Dirk Braeckman. The exhibition, curated by Peter Doroshenko (former Pinchuk Art Centre, now director of Dallas Contemporary), will feature Mikhailov's ongoing series "Parliament," begun in 2014, which deconstructs images to address cyber-balkanization and media fragmentation. The Ukrainian pavilion will also include works by other Ukrainian artists, yet unnamed. Mikhailov, born in 1938, has documented Ukraine for over four decades, with a major retrospective of over 300 photographs held at CAMERA in Turin in 2015.
Key facts
- Boris Mikhailov will represent Ukraine at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- The exhibition is curated by Peter Doroshenko.
- Peter Doroshenko is former Pinchuk Art Centre and current director of Dallas Contemporary.
- The show will feature Mikhailov's series 'Parliament,' started in 2014.
- 'Parliament' focuses on new media and cyber-balkanization.
- Other Ukrainian artists will be included, but names are not yet announced.
- Mikhailov was born in 1938.
- A retrospective of his work was held at CAMERA in Turin in 2015.
- Belgium will be represented by Dirk Braeckman.
- Dirk Braeckman's exhibition is curated by Eva Wittocx.
Entities
Artists
- Boris Mikhailov
- Dirk Braeckman
Institutions
- Pinchuk Art Centre
- Dallas Contemporary
- CAMERA
- M-Museum Leuven
- Artribune
Locations
- Ukraine
- Venice
- Italy
- Belgium
- Ghent
- Turin
- Kharkiv
- Dallas
- Texas