Artist talks, Lectures and Discussions

Artist talk with Yevhen Korshunov

On Wednesday, May 7, at 18:30, we invite you to the Artist talk with the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 nominee Yevhen Korshunov.

During the meeting, Oleksandr Mykhed will talk with Yevhen Korshunov about his previous art projects, the impact of his military service on his artistic practice, and his work Dust Cures, which is featured in the exhibition.

The event will take place on the 2nd floor near the reception of the PinchukArtCentre.Participation is free by prior registration: https://forms.gle/1SUaVx5HXvngwzH26 
The work Dust Cures encapsulates Yevhen Korshunov's memories of his basic military training (BMT). From the outside, it appears as a minimalist black block, while on the inside it symbolically recreates the atmosphere of a dugout. The exhibition hall also features drawings portraying the people Korshunov lived with, befriended, and interacted with during his training. The work invites reflection on the role of the artist at the front, posing the question: is there a place for art within the reality of war?
Yevhen Korshunov is an artist nominated for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025. His practice explores themes of myth-making, memory, Ukrainian culture, art, and existence. His works have been exhibited in Ukraine and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Flowers for Mum at KUT Gallery (Kyiv), Words Frozen on a Moustache at Detenpyla Gallery (Lviv), Gostynets in Frankfurt (Germany), Ukrainian Paradise at the PinchukArtCentre, among others.
Moderator: Oleksandr Mykhed is a writer, author of 10 books, and a member of PEN Ukraine.

Artist talk with Mykhailo Alekseenko

On Thursday, May 15 at 18:30, we invite you to the Artist talk with the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 nominee Mykhailo Alekseenko.
During the Artist Talk, Kateryna Semenyuk will explore the evolution of the artist’s creative thinking, focusing on his approach to themes such as memory, archives, and engagement with public space. Special attention will be given to the work Peaceful Landscape in a Nonexistent Museum, which is currently on view at the exhibition.
The event will take place on the 3rd floor in the hall with Mykhailo Alekseenko's artwork.
Participation is free with prior registration: https://forms.gle/WR2WGUUf1SegDVoi7
In his work Peaceful Landscape in a Nonexistent Museum, Mykhailo Alekseenko explores themes of silence and emptiness in Ukrainian art and culture, shaped by historical repression and the ongoing war. The installation invites reflection on the challenges faced by Ukrainian museums during wartime. The exhibition also features a landscape set within a frame adorned with elements resembling human bones. Through this unsettling composition, Alekseenko raises a vital question: what do we truly see in Ukrainian landscapes, and how are our perceptions shaped by political realities?
Mykhailo Alekseenko is an artist shortlisted for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025. His practice engages with themes of fragility and the potential for recovery, war, myth and reality, and reconsiders the impact of the Soviet legacy on the present. Alekseenko builds his artistic approach around the principles of relational aesthetics, where the direct participation of the audience becomes an essential and integral part of the artwork.
Moderator: Kateryna Semenyuk is a curator and cultural manager, and co-founder of the memory culture platform Past/Future/Art.

Artist talk with Anton Shebetko

On Wednesday, 21 May at 18:30, we invite you to the Artist talk with the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 nominee Anton Shebetko.
During the talk, Oleksandra Pogrebnyak will speak with Anton Shebetko about his previous art projects, as well as the ideas and research underpinning them. The conversation will also offer insights into the meanings behind Dear Sons and Daughters of Ukraine, the work currently on display at the exhibition.
The event will take place on the 3rd floor, in Anton Shebetko’s exhibition space.Participation is free by prior registration: https://forms.gle/NYXkazwNSg39SitPA
In the project Dear Sons and Daughters of Ukraine, Anton Shebetko explores the mechanisms behind constructing images of national heroes and the manipulation of their biographies. Viewing memorialisation through a queer lens, he reinterprets historical symbols and offers alternative perspectives on inherited narratives.
Anton Shebetko is an artist nominated for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025. His practice focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues, memory, the loss of identity, the multiplicity of history, and the role photography plays in uncovering these stories. His works have been exhibited at FOAM and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, nGbK am Alex in Berlin, Catalyst Arts in Belfast, and Mystetskyi Arsenal in Kyiv.
Moderator: Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, curator of the exhibition of shortlisted artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 and curator at the PinchukArtCentre. Her recent projects include the Future Generation Art Prize 2024 exhibition and the international group exhibition Dare to Dream, presented as part of the official collateral programme of the 60th Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia). Oleksandra is the co-author of Curatorial Handbook (2020), a publication on curatorial practices in Ukraine, and co-founder of the NGO Ukrainian Network of Environmental Humanities.