Ukrainian Pavilion at Venice Biennale

Official Twitter account of the National Pavilion of Ukraine at the 59th International Art Exhibition — @la_Biennale. Press ➡ @kpavlevych [email protected]

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We are grateful to Joanna Pagoulatos, BWC's COO, who was with us in Venice to support the team during the opening weeks.

In times of calamity, @BWagnerPR was kind and generous to support us pro bono and shared their valuable experience in PR for art initiatives.

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Until February 24, our PR strategy was going according to the plan. But the full-scale #Russian invasion did not only put a lot of extra pressure on our team—it pushed press attention to the #UkrainianPavilion over the top amid the uncertainty of our visit to #Venice.

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We are indebted to the BWC team for their invaluable help in conducting the New York and Venice press conferences, processing numerous media requests, organizing interviews and publications in top-tier media outlets, and scheduling international delegations to the pavilion.

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Events will be streamed online on the Ukrainian Institute Facebook and Youtube pages. The film screening will be available only for visitors in Venice.

https://t.co/dyT8tVjJaG

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Join us today and tomorrow at the “Fallen Between the Cracks. Unknown Art Histories” panel as part of the interdisciplinary program “Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious.”

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The program is organized in partnership with the @UA_Institute and curated by its creative director Tetiana Filevska.

Location: Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
CAMPO DELLA TANA, 2169/F
30122 VENEZIA

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Children's reactions to UtopiA, 2003. Ballpoint pen drawing on paper, with the inscriptions: “I liked the Fountain most of all,” “Cool! Hip! Love it!”

#FountainofExhaustion #UkrainianPavilionInVenice
#VeniceBiennale #LaBiennalediVenezia #IlLatteDeiSogni #Ukraine #PavloMakov

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🎥 Oct 28, 18:00

Join the Italian premiere of the documentary “The Melt Goes On Forever. The Art and Times of David Hammons” by J.Tully and H.Crooks. 

A striking portrait of a celebrated African-American artist David Hammons.

Entry is free. 

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@MichaelSiegel10 thank you!

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In a perfect world, #Russia would not have invaded #Ukraine, and the guests of the #VeniceBiennale would have received exquisite merch from the Ukrainian Pavilion — silver brooches in the form of #FountainofExhaustion funnels.

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Images: 1) Funnel brooch. Silver. 2022. Courtesy of the artist; 3-5) Vitaliy Kokhan “CIRCA 2020.” Courtesy: The Naked Room; 6) Vitaliy Kokhan, Katya Buchatska “Mara.” 2016. Courtesy of the artists; 7-8) "Objects with traces of natural processes," 2018. Courtesy: PinchukArtCenter

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As of now, a limited edition of silver funnels is ready to become a memorable souvenir from the 59th Venice Biennale. Please DM us if you really want one.

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Images: 1) Funnel of Fountain of Exhaustion, circa 2005; 3-4) «Objects with traces of natural processes», 2018, courtesy: PinchukArtCenter; 5) «Mara» in collaboration with Katya Buchatska, 2016; 6-9) CIRCA 2020, courtesy: The Naked Room.

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Vitaly Kohan works with sculpture, installation, and painting without limiting himself to one technique. He was a finalist of the #PinchukArtPrize 2018 and participated in the first and second Biennale of Young Art.