Panel at Chicago Cultural Center Debates Ukrainian Modernism and National Identity
In 2006, the Chicago Cultural Center hosted a panel discussion named "Ukrainian Modernism: Identity, Nationhood, Then and Now," coinciding with the exhibition "Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930," which was on display from July 22 to October 15, 2006. This exhibition later moved to The Ukrainian Museum in New York, where it was available from November 5, 2006, to April 29, 2007. The panel, moderated by Susan Snodgrass, featured Adrienne Kochman, Nicholas Sawicki, Myroslava Mudrak, and Andrew Wachtel. Topics included the definition of Ukrainian modernism, the historical backdrop of Ukrainization, the variety of artistic expressions among the showcased artists, and the effects of political repression and modern influences on Ukrainian creatives.
Key facts
- Panel discussion "Ukrainian Modernism: Identity, Nationhood, Then and Now" held at Chicago Cultural Center in 2006
- Associated exhibition "Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930" shown in Chicago (July 22-October 15, 2006) and New York (November 5, 2006-April 29, 2007)
- Panelists included Adrienne Kochman, Nicholas Sawicki, Myroslava Mudrak, Andrew Wachtel, moderated by Susan Snodgrass
- Debate focused on defining Ukrainian modernism versus modernism in Ukraine, involving artists like Mykhailo Boichuk and Alexandra Exter
- Historical context covered Ukrainization (1923-early 1930s) and Stalinist repression, including execution of Boichuk in 1937
- Artists engaged with international movements such as Cubism, Futurism, and Constructivism
- Discussion highlighted institutional roles, like Kiev Art Institute, and impact of folk art on modernist works
- Contemporary Ukrainian artists noted to have limited direct engagement with this modernist legacy, focusing more on international contexts
Entities
Artists
- Susan Snodgrass
- Adrienne Kochman
- Nicholas Sawicki
- Myroslava Mudrak
- Andrew Wachtel
- Mykhailo Boichuk
- David Burliuk
- Vasyl Yermilov
- Vsevolod Maksymovych
- Fedir Krychevsky
- Alexander Archipenko
- Oleksa Novakivsky
- Alexandra Exter
- Isachar Ber-Rybak
- Abram Manevych
- El Lissitzky
- Alexander Rodchenko
- Vladimir Tatlin
- Kazimir Malevich
- Olga Rozanova
- Stanislaw Wyspianski
- Mykhailo Zhuk
- Jean Metzinger
- Gustav Klimt
- El Greco
- Otto Dix
- Ivan Kotliarevsky
- Audrey Beardsley
- Vasyl Krychevsky
- Maria Syniakova
- Henri Matisse
- Oleksandr Bohomazov
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Igor Grabar
- Richard Muther
- Ivan Marchuk
- Roman Selsky
- Yulia Vaganova
- Mikhail Semenko
- Anatol Petrytsky
- Olech Ilnisky
- Victor Palmov
- Marc Chagall
Institutions
- Chicago Cultural Center
- The Ukrainian Museum
- Indiana University Northwest
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Ohio State University
- Northwestern University
- National Art Museum of Ukraine
- Kiev Kultur-Lige
- Kiev Art Institute
- Bauhaus
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
- Ministry of Culture (Ukraine)
- Soros Center for Contemporary Art
- Guggenheim Museum
- Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst
- Museum of Modern Art
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Chicago
- United States
- New York
- Ukraine
- Kiev
- Poltava
- Lviv
- Munich
- Germany
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Russia
- Austria-Hungarian Empire
- Soviet Union
- Paris
- France
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Poland
- Odessa
- Kharkiv
- Vitebsk
- Belarus
- England
- United Kingdom
- Scandinavia
- Central Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Yugoslavia
- Bosnia
- Rhine Valley
- Berlin
- Dresden
- Petersburg
- Moscow
Sources
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