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Exhibition "Odesa: The Long 20th Century in Art"

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The history of art in Odesa in the 20th century is a story of constant evolution, the search for national identity, composed of moments of triumph and trial, culminating in war, but also with hope for reconstruction and continuation of the creative heritage. It is presented in the latest exhibition of the International Cultural Center in Krakow.

Art in Odesa has always reflected the cultural richness, diverse influences and turbulent events that shaped the history of this region in the 20th century. Today, the city is on the front line, and most artistic initiatives were brutally interrupted by the outbreak of a full-scale war in 2022, which resulted in the destruction of many architectural monuments and works of art.

Exhibition "Odesa. The Long 20th Century in Art” presents works that talk about national identity and the role of art in the current war, as well as the arduous process of building the artistic canon and the spread of European art to the ends of the continent throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Through the prism of various nationalities and cultures, it presents history entire southern Ukraine.

The exhibition will be presented at the ICC Gallery from May 17 to September 1, 2024. It will be accompanied by a program of events, including meetings and debates on Ukrainian art, literature and languages and an open vernissage on May 16.

The exhibition contains content that may be inappropriate for minors or highly sensitive people.

ICC programme policy

Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik, Łukasz Galusek

Concept for the exhibition

Yuliia Berdiiarova

Curators

Yuliia Berdiiarova, Żanna Komar, Valeriia Pliekhotko

Specialist consultation

Oleksandr Babych, Oksana Barshynova, Anna Łazar, Beata Nykiel, Vita Susak

Exhibition design

Magdalena Paleczna

Coordination

Karolina Wójcik, Tetiana Tokarchuk

English translation

Jessica Taylor-Kucia

Polish editing and proofreading

Paulina Sweet

Installation

Emanuel Mróz, Jakub Wójtowicz

Lighting

Mariusz Gąsior, Michał Warmusz

Visual identity

Parastudio

Audiodescription

Regina Mynarska, Dawid Górny

Polish sign language guide

Jakub Studziński

Recording and sound editing of Polish sign language guide

Dawid Halota

Cooperation

MCK: Joanna Biegacz, Jerzy Cierniak, Ewa Czarnecka, Marzena Daszewska, Magdalena Grabias, Joanna Hojda-Pepaś, Agata Klejzerowicz, Dorota Korohoda, Daniel Krawczyk, Mateusz Lepucki, Paulina Małochleb, Paulina Orłowska-Bańdo, Łukasz Pieróg, Anna Sawłowicz, Klaudia Słupek, Magdalena Spyrka, Magdalena Ślósarz, OFAM: Olena Bukatar, Oleksandra Kovalchuk, Kateryna Kulai, Anastasia Levchenko, Galyna Simchenko, Tetiana Tokarchuk, Hanna Uslista

Organisers