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Sa 21.5.2016
5.00 pm Hrs
Kunsthalle Exnergasse
David Chichkan. How to Make the Radical Left Art in Ukraine
21 May 2016, 5 pm, Presentation
David Chichkan. How to Make the Radical Left Art in Ukraine
David Chichkan is a Kyiv-based artist and activist. From 2010 till 2016 he was a member of Autonomous worker’s union (Ukraine), from 2014 till now he is a member of another notable Ukrainian libertarian organization Black rainbow. In 2014 David has launched a research initiative LCUD (Libertarian Club of Underground Dialectics), that explores the philistine, widespread dimensions of right ideology in Ukraine. Chichkan uses the LCUD as an art-based research method. His artistic career started in the early 2000s, from 2008 David takes part in art exhibitions. He participated in the Kyiv Biennial 2015 The School of Kyiv. David's main technique is graphics, watercolor. At his presentation David would share an artistic and activist experience of the last three years, especially through the Maidan time, that has influenced him much, as well as the whole Ukrainian society.
Further events in the framework of “The School of Kyiv” at Kunsthalle Exnergasse:
18 May 2016, 4 pm, Discussion
Ukraine in Flames: What Art Can Tell After the Revolution
Participants: Oleksandr Burlaka, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Lesia Khomenko, Serhiy Klymko, Lesia Kulchinska, Anya Medvedeva, Maria Teteriuk
18 May 2016, 7 pm, Exhibition opening
19 May – 29 May 2016, Exhibition / Opening hours: daily 13.00 – 18.00
Into the Dark
Curated by Hudrada
21 May 2016, 7 pm, Lecture
Lesia Kulchinska. In-hibition: A Story of Love and Hatred Towards Art
A project by “The School of Kyiv” in collaboration with Kunsthalle Exnergasse.
Entire programme of "The School of Kyiv” in Vienna.
Supported with funds from SHIFT.