Zhanna Kadyrova

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  “Art always falls short of the reality of war.” Ukrainian artist Lesia Khomenko on violence and her journey from Kyiv to New York

  Artist Lesia Khomenko is one of the key figures in contemporary Ukrainian art and a co-founder of the R.E.P. group, which emerged in response to a new political reality...

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  “Material has memory—and it will be evidence of the Russian Federation’s crimes against Ukraine.” Artist Zhanna Kadyrova on war as a reality that defines everything. An interview

  Zhanna Kadyrova is one of the most prominent Ukrainian artists. In her works, she has frequently engaged with urban space, and since 2022, she has been speaking about and...

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  “Everything is born out of chaos and chaos becomes a pattern.” Anarchist and artist Nikita Kravtsov on emigration, murals, Paris, and the war — a long interview

  Ukrainian artist Nikita Kravtsov is a prominent figure on the global underground art scene . Nikita was born in  Yalta into a family of architects, graduated from the...

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  “We need to be loud to drown out Russian wails.” Ukraine’s Minister of Culture Tetyana Berezhna on the biennale, cultural diplomacy, and Ukrainians abroad

  Tetyana Berezhna is 37; she joined the Ukrainian government in June 2022—taking on the position of Deputy Minister of Economy. Berezhna’s background was fitting—she was...

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  “I am a Ukrainian artist and I want to speak about Ukraine.” One of the most controversial Biennales of recent years has opened. How it happened — a report from Venice

  The 61st Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art forum, opened on May 9. Ukraine’s pavilion features “Security Guarantees"—an origami-style deer sculpture crafted...