INSPIRED BY THE VICTORY: UKRAINIAN ARTISTS IN TIMES OF WAR

For more than a year and a half, Ukraine has been under severe challenges not only for ourselves but also for the entire world. Particularly for European countries. WWI and WWII and their aftermath, which affected the fates of several generations of almost every European family, revealed a model of changing human worldviews during the war.
It is culture and art that are the fundamental stimulus for the defending the state and the means of ensuring Ukraine’s spiritual defence capability. Along with weapons, they constitute a crucial tandem that attests to the uniqueness of Ukraine’s place in the world and its ability to withstand external influences and intrusions. We believe that light will win! No global catastrophe or tragedy will break humanity’s faith in creative vitality, and art will revive and heal wounds. This idea is the core of the NAA of Ukraine’s exhibition project at the 2023 Le Salon d’Automne anniversary show in Paris.
We express our sincere gratitude to the management of Le Salon d’Automne, under the presidency of Mr. Gilles Guillaume for the chance to be present here. The Academy’s participation in the event of this high level was due to the initiative and support of godmother Lady Dewi Soekarno.
We would like to extend special thanks to the Ukrainian project team in Paris: Natalia Shpytkovska, curator and exhibition manager; Andriy Puchkov, Oles Sanin, Mykhailo Bokotey, Olimpia Cebotari, and Natalia Kochergina.

To discover the artists in this section, visit the virtual exhibition