Jam Factory Lviv hosts Ukrainian war art exhibition exploring loneliness and loss
The Jam Factory in Lviv is currently hosting the exhibition "Looking into the Gaps," which presents pieces by Ukrainian artists, including those who lost their lives in combat. Curated by Nikita Kadan, this fourth edition—previously displayed in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Tokyo—has transitioned from themes of collective identity to those of solitude. Highlights include Vova Vorotniov's modified logos, a 1992 oil painting by Oleh Holosii, and works by Margarita Polovinko, who was 31 when she was killed. The exhibition also features Zhanna Kadyrova's installation "Resources" and Dana Kavelina's video "Such a Landscape." Attila Hazhlinsky and Bohdan Sokur attended the March opening. Program director Ilona Demchenko emphasizes the exhibition's importance in addressing trauma and connecting artistic generations.
Key facts
- Exhibition "Looking into the Gaps" is at Jam Factory in Lviv
- Curated by Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan
- Fourth installment of a series previously shown in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Tokyo
- Features works by Ukrainian artists in Ukraine, exile, and killed at front
- Includes 1992 painting by Oleh Holosii who died in 1993
- Includes blood drawings by artist-soldier Margarita Polovinko killed at 31
- Zhanna Kadyrova's camouflage-wrapped log installation "Resources" on display
- March opening drew crowd with three-and-a-half-hour tour by curator
Entities
Artists
- Ilona Demchenko
- Nikita Kadan
- Vova Vorotniov
- Oleh Holosii
- Margarita Polovinko
- Zhanna Kadyrova
- Attila Hazhlinsky
- Bohdan Sokur
- Vladyslav Plisetskiy
- Dana Kavelina
- Andriy Boyarov
- Zoriana Kozak
- Dana Kosmina
- Mykhaylo Palinchak
- Marta Syrko
- Davyd Chychkan
- Marija Prymatschenko
Institutions
- Jam Factory
- Monopol
Locations
- Lwiw
- Ukraine
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kyjiw
- Dnipro
- Tokio
- Japan
- Venedig
- Italy